BRAVOES

BRAVO

bravo

(noun) a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance

assassin, assassinator, bravo

(noun) a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; “his assassins were hunted down like animals”; “assassinators of kings and emperors”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bravoes

plural of bravo

Source: Wiktionary


BRAVO

Bra"vo, n.; pl. Bravoes. Etym: [I. See Brave, a.]

Definition: A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer. Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way. Churchill.

Bra"vo, interj. Etym: [It. See Brave.]

Definition: Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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