A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire

• ruffian

  1. A thug or gangster.
  2. A brutal, violent, lawless person; tough or hoodlum

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  1. A thug or gangster.
  2. A brutal, violent, lawless person; tough or hoodlum

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• thug

  1. A member of a former group in India that murdered and robbed in the service of Kali
  2. One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.
  3. A rough, brutal hoodlum, gangster, robber, etc.

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  1. A member of a former group in India that murdered and robbed in the service of Kali
  2. One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.
  3. A rough, brutal hoodlum, gangster, robber, etc.

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• tough

  1. (Informal) A tough person; thug

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  1. (Informal) A tough person; thug

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• hooligan

  1. Any rowdy or violent person
  2. A hoodlum, esp. a young one
  3. A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

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  1. Any rowdy or violent person
  2. A hoodlum, esp. a young one
  3. A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

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• goon

  1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
  2. A person who is awkward, grotesque, stupid, etc.
  3. A ruffian or thug, esp. one hired to help break a strike, etc.

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  1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
  2. A person who is awkward, grotesque, stupid, etc.
  3. A ruffian or thug, esp. one hired to help break a strike, etc.

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• gorilla

  1. Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair.
  2. (Slang) A person regarded as like a gorilla in appearance, strength, etc.
  3. (Slang) A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude man.

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  1. Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair.
  2. (Slang) A person regarded as like a gorilla in appearance, strength, etc.
  3. (Slang) A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude man.

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• hood

  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. A fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.
  3. Anything resembling a hood in shape or use

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  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. A fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.
  3. Anything resembling a hood in shape or use

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A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions

• mug

  1. As much as a mug will hold
  2. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
  3. A mug shot.

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  1. As much as a mug will hold
  2. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
  3. A mug shot.

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• roughneck

  1. A rowdy or uncouth person
  2. A worker on an oil drilling rig, esp. a member of the crew which feeds pipe into the well
  3. (Informal) A rough, crude person, esp. one who is quarrelsome and disorderly; rowdy

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  1. A rowdy or uncouth person
  2. A worker on an oil drilling rig, esp. a member of the crew which feeds pipe into the well
  3. (Informal) A rough, crude person, esp. one who is quarrelsome and disorderly; rowdy

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• rowdy

  1. A rough, disorderly person.

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  1. A rough, disorderly person.

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• ruffian

  1. A thug or gangster.
  2. A brutal, violent, lawless person; tough or hoodlum

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  1. A thug or gangster.
  2. A brutal, violent, lawless person; tough or hoodlum

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• tough

  1. (Informal) A tough person; thug

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  1. (Informal) A tough person; thug

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• toughie

  1. A difficult problem or situation
  2. (Informal) Something that is tough, or difficult.
  3. A thug; a tough.

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  1. A difficult problem or situation
  2. (Informal) Something that is tough, or difficult.
  3. A thug; a tough.

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• hood

  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. Anything resembling a hood in shape or use
  3. A fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.

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  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. Anything resembling a hood in shape or use
  3. A fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.

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• punk

  1. (Music) Punk rock.
  2. A style, originating among fans of punk rock, characterized by motley clothes, oddly clipped hair, etc.
  3. A punk rocker.

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  1. (Music) Punk rock.
  2. A style, originating among fans of punk rock, characterized by motley clothes, oddly clipped hair, etc.
  3. A punk rocker.

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