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Definition of
crackpot noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
crackpot
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkrækpɑt
/
/
(
informal
)
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a person with strange or crazy ideas
crackpot
adjective
[
only before noun
]
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crackpot ideas/theories
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crackpot
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Nearby words
crackle
noun
crackling
noun
crackpot
noun
crack up
phrasal verb
-cracy
combining form