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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | bandit, desperado, footpad, freebooter, highwayman, marauder, outlaw, pillager, pirate, robber, soldier, thief |
| Main Entry: | outlaw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is running from the law |
| Synonyms: | bandit, brigand, con, criminal, crook, desperado, drifter, ex-con, fugitive, gangster, gunslinger, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, jailbird, marauder, mobster, mug, outcast, pariah, racketeer, robber, wrong number |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | robber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who steals |
| Synonyms: | bandit, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, cardsharper, cat burglar, cattle thief, cheat*, chiseler, con artist, corsair, crook, desperado, despoiler, fence, forager, fraud, grafter, hijacker, holdup artist, housebreaker, looter, marauder, mugger, operator, pickpocket, pilferer, pillager, pirate, plunderer, prowler, punk*, raider, rustler, safecracker, sandbagger, second-story operator, shoplifter, stealer, stickup, swindler, thief, thug |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | highwayman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | robber |
| Synonyms: | bandit, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, footpad, outlaw, rider, road agent, thief |
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