wildcat
(waɪldkæt )
Word forms: wildcats
1. countable noun
A wildcat is a cat which is very fierce and lives especially in mountains and forests.
A giant wildcat is being hunted after 58 lambs were butchered.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A wildcat strike happens suddenly, as a result of a decision by a group of workers, and is not officially approved by a trade union.
Frustration, anger and desperation have led to a series of wildcat strikes.
...wildcat stoppages on public transport.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A wildcat scheme, project, or business is risky and likely to fail, usually because there has not been enough planning.
It was a wildcat plan by some of our members.
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