crackpot

crack·pot  (krkpt)

n.

An eccentric person, especially one with bizarre ideas.

adj.

Foolish; harebrained: a crackpot notion.

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[crack(ed) + pot¹, skull (obsolete).]

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crackpot Informal

Noun

an eccentric person

Adjective

eccentric: crackpot philosophies

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crackpot - a whimsically eccentric person fruitcake, nut case, screwball, crank, nut eccentric, eccentric person, oddball, flake, geek - a person with an unusual or odd personality

Translations

crackpot [ˈkrækpɔt] (col) n → pirado/a

adj → de pirado

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crackpot [ˈkrækpɔt] n (inf) → tordu(e)

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crackpot [ˈkrækpɔt] (inf) n → Spinner(in) m(f)

adj → verrückt

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crackpot [ˈkrækpɔt] n (col) → imbecille m/f con idee assurde; assurdo/a m/f