Hotspur

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɒtˌspɜː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hot′spûr′)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hotspur / ˈhɒtˌspɜː/
  1. Harry Hotspur ⇒ the nickname of Sir Henry Percy
    See Percy1
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hot•spur  (hot′spûr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an impetuous or reckless person;
    a hothead.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; after Sir Henry Percy, to whom it was applied as a nickname
hot′spurred′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hotspur / ˈhɒtˌspɜː/
  1. an impetuous or fiery person
Etymology: 15th Century: from Hotspur, nickname of Sir Henry Percy
'Hotspur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gascoigne - Greaves - Lineker - Otterburn - Percy

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