crackpot

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona con ideas excéntricas, poco convencionales o que parecen irracionales o descabelladas; a menudo se usa para referirse a alguien con teorías disparatadas.

A noun referring to a person who holds eccentric, unconventional, or seemingly irrational ideas or beliefs.

1. Eccentric or odd personB2informal

   A person with unusual, strange, or whimsical ideas or behavior.

   Persona excéntrica o chiflada

   • He's a bit of a crackpot, always inventing bizarre gadgets.
   • Some people dismissed the scientist as a crackpot before his discovery.
   • She's a lovable crackpot who collects antique teapots.

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