| Noun | 1. | wildcat - an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field Synonyms: wildcat well |
| 2. | wildcat - a cruelly rapacious person | |
| 3. | wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild | |
| Adj. | 1. | wildcat - 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" |
| 2. | wildcat - without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" Synonyms: unauthorised, unauthorized | |
| 3. | wildcat - (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" |
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