Meaning of wildcat
Definition of wildcat
(adj)
outside
the
bounds
of
legitimate
or
ethical
business
practices; "wildcat
currency
issued by
irresponsible
banks"; "wildcat
stock
speculation"; "a
wildcat
airline"; "wildcat
life
insurance
schemes"
without
official
authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat
work
stoppage"
(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"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
(noun)
an
exploratory
oil
well
drilled
in
land
not
known
to be an oil
field
a
cruelly
rapacious
person
any
small
or
medium-sized
cat resembling the
domestic
cat and
living
in the
wild
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