madman

[ mad-man, -muh n ]

/ ˈmædˌmæn, -mən /

a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.

Origin of madman

First recorded in 1300–50, madman is from the Middle English word madd man. See mad, man¹

Liu had been married just two months before and his wife now stood in this Brooklyn hospital, a sudden widow because of a madman.

Two Cops ‘Assassinated’ in Brooklyn |Michael Daly |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By giving an artistic veto to a madman, we submit to the mindset of a slave.

The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror |David Keyes |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 1997, the influential Italian designer was killed by a madman on a killing spree.

Princess Diana, Kate Moss, Donna Karan, and More Reactions to Gianni Versace’s 1997 Murder |The Fashion Beast Team |July 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But to dismiss this as a case of a lone “madman” would be a mistake.

Let’s Get Real: Santa Barbara Was a Terrorist Act |Sally Kohn |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

A madman has just ravaged an elementary school in Connecticut, leaving 20 children and six faculty dead in his wake.

Why Presidents Need Prayer |Joshua DuBois |February 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At first it seemed so incredible, that the messenger was deemed either a liar or a madman.

The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End |Titus Livius
He is right furious thereat, and raged for two days like a madman, so that I durst not venture near him.

The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn |Evelyn Everett-Green
He was not a madman, but he certainly was an extravagant jester.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Most people regarded Drake as a madman, and thought that he was simply throwing money away.

American Men of Mind |Burton E. Stevenson
Dr. Dengue has been seen driving through the streets like a madman, in his haste to get to me.

Pencil Sketches |Eliza Leslie

madman

/ (ˈmædmən) /

a man who is insane, esp one who behaves violently; lunatic