hellcat

English

Etymology

hell + cat

Noun

hellcat (plural hellcats)

  1. A witch.
  2. A spiteful and violent person, especially a woman.

Synonyms

  • (witch): For semantic relationships of this term, see magician in the Thesaurus.
  • (spiteful woman): For semantic relationships of this term, see shrew in the Thesaurus.

Translations

References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

Anagrams

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