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mad-man
mad·man
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mad·men
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a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
madd man.
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madman
(ˈmædmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
a man who is insane, esp one who behaves violently; lunatic
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
madman
late 14c., from
mad
+
man
(n.). One word from 16c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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