wingnut

Meanings

Plural: wingnuts

Noun

• A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
• Someone with bizarre or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views).
• A mentally ill homeless person.
• Someone who is odd, eccentric, or extreme.
• A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).
• A person with large ears.
• Alternative form of wing nut (“(mechanical) nut with wing-like projections”).

Synonyms

crank, extremist, nut case, pterocarya, radical, strange person, weirdo, winger