madman

noun

mad·​man ˈmad-ˌman How to pronounce madman (audio)
-mən
: a man who is or acts as if insane

Examples of madman in a Sentence

a celebrity being stalked by a madman as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman
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Rex Wilkins plays both title roles — passionate and romantic scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll and the madman his experimental serum produces. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025 Praying with your feet means to move, to advance, to take, literally, steps to make sure innocents are not gunned down in church or school by a madman. Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025 But there’s still something delectable about Guillermo del Toro, a director who is both a visionary and a genre classicist, returning to the original horror novel, the tale of monsters and madmen that gave birth to all subsequent tales of monsters and madmen. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025 For almost a decade now, the madman Chris Vannini has been re-ranking all of FBS each week, all season long. Jason Kirk, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for madman

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of madman was in the 14th century

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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madman. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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madman

noun
mad·​man ˈmad-ˌman How to pronounce madman (audio)
-mən
: a man who is or who acts as if mentally unsound

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