wildcat
adjective
- 1
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation
a wildcat mine
- 2
without official authorization
an unauthorized strike
wildcat work stoppage
- 3
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks
wildcat stock speculation
noun
- 1
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
- 2
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
- 3
a cruelly rapacious person
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