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| Main Entry: |
ruffian
 [ruhf-ee-uhn, ruhf-yuhn] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | brute, bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, hooligan, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, thug, tough guy, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | brute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barbarian |
| Synonyms: | animal, beast, cannibal, creature, critter, degenerate, devil, fiend, lout, monster, ogre, ruffian, sadist, savage, swine, wild animal |
| Antonyms: | gentleman, humanitarian |
| Main Entry: | bully |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domineering person |
| Synonyms: | annoyer, antagonizer, browbeater, bulldozer, coercer, harrier, hector, insolent, intimidator, oppressor, persecutor, pest, rascal, rowdy, ruffian, tease, tormenter, tough |
Example Sentences
- Ruffian sustained a compound fracture of her right front leg.
- Ruffian makes a similar version and although it's no steal it's still only a third of the cost.
- The novel traces this transformation from provin- cial ruffian to national hero.
| Main Entry: | cannibal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beast, beastlike human |
| Synonyms: | aborigine, anthropophaginian, anthropophagite, anthropophagus, brute, bush dweller, cruel person, head-hunter, ogre, ogress, primitive, ruffian, savage |
| Main Entry: | desperado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | bandit, convict, cutthroat, gangster, hoodlum, lawbreaker, mugger, outlaw, ruffian, thug |
| Main Entry: | gangster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person involved in illegal activities |
| Synonyms: | Mafioso, bandit, bruiser, criminal, crook, dealer, desperado, goon, hit person, hood, hoodlum, hooligan*, member of the family, mobster, pusher, racketeer, robber, ruffian, soldier*, thug, tough |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hood/hoodlum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gangster |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hooligan, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | hooligan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, hood, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | juvenile delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young criminal |
| Synonyms: | JD, criminal, delinquent, first offender, gangbanger, gangster, goon, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hooligan, punk, punk, punk kid, rowdy, ruffian, thug, troublemaker, youthful offender |
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