RUFFIAN

bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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