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RUFFIAN
bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ruffian (plural ruffians)
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
Synonyms: rogue, scamp, Thesaurus:troublemaker
(obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
Synonym: Thesaurus:pimp
(obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
Verb
ruffian (third-person singular simple present ruffians, present participle ruffianing, simple past and past participle ruffianed)
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Adjective
ruffian (comparative more ruffian, superlative most ruffian)
Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
Anagrams
• funfair
Source: Wiktionary
Ruf"fian ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow urbulent.]
1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. Bp. Reynolds.
2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian Shak.
Ruf"fian, a.
Definition: brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
Ruf"fian, v. i.
Definition: To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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