WILDCAT

• (noun) any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

• (noun) an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

  synonyms : wildcat well

• (noun) a cruelly rapacious person

  synonyms : beast , brute , savage , wolf

• (adj.) (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"

• (adj.) without official authorization

  "an unauthorized strike", "wildcat work stoppage"

  synonyms : unauthorised , unauthorized

• (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"

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