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desperados

ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ

noun

a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.

bandit,criminal,outlaw,renegade,marauder,raider,robber,lawbreaker,villain,thug,ruffian,tough,hooligan,cut-throat,gangster,pirate,swashbuckler,terrorist,gunman,hoodlum

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desperadoes

ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ

noun

a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.

bandit,criminal,outlaw,renegade,marauder,raider,robber,lawbreaker,villain,thug,ruffian,tough,hooligan,cut-throat,gangster,pirate,swashbuckler,terrorist,gunman,hoodlum

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desperado

ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ

noun

a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.

bandit,criminal,outlaw,renegade,marauder,raider,robber,lawbreaker,villain,thug,ruffian,tough,hooligan,cut-throat,gangster,pirate,swashbuckler,terrorist,gunman,hoodlum

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criminals

ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l

noun

a person who has committed a crime.

these men are dangerous criminals

lawbreaker,offender,villain,delinquent,malefactor,culprit,wrongdoer,transgressor,sinner,young offender,juvenile delinquent,felon,thief,robber,armed robber,burglar,housebreaker,shoplifter,mugger,rapist,fraudster,swindler,racketeer,gunman,gangster,outlaw,bandit,terrorist,bioterrorist,narco-terrorist,ecoterrorist,cyberterrorist,agroterrorist,yakuza,holdupper,crook,con,jailbird,(old) lag,lifer,baddie,crim,yardbird,yegg,lighty,tief,tea leaf,cracksman,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant,trespasser,trusty,transport,peculator,defalcator

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criminal

ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l

noun

a person who has committed a crime.

these men are dangerous criminals

lawbreaker,offender,villain,delinquent,malefactor,culprit,wrongdoer,transgressor,sinner,young offender,juvenile delinquent,felon,thief,robber,armed robber,burglar,housebreaker,shoplifter,mugger,rapist,fraudster,swindler,racketeer,gunman,gangster,outlaw,bandit,terrorist,bioterrorist,narco-terrorist,ecoterrorist,cyberterrorist,agroterrorist,yakuza,holdupper,crook,con,jailbird,(old) lag,lifer,baddie,crim,yardbird,yegg,lighty,tief,tea leaf,cracksman,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant,trespasser,trusty,transport,peculator,defalcator

adjective

relating to crime.

they are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

unlawful,illegal,against the law,illicit,illegitimate,lawbreaking,lawless,felonious,delinquent,culpable,villainous,nefarious,corrupt,fraudulent,indictable,punishable,actionable,unauthorized,unsanctioned,outlawed,banned,forbidden,interdicted,proscribed,wrong,bad,evil,wicked,iniquitous,crooked,shady,dirty,bent,dodgy,malfeasant

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bruisers

ˈbruːzə

noun

a person who is tough and aggressive and enjoys a fight or argument.

thick-necked bruisers in shell suits

thug,ruffian,hoodlum,bully boy,bully,bandit,mugger,gangster,terrorist,gunman,murderer,killer,hitman,assassin,hooligan,vandal,Yardie,tough,hired gun,rough,bovver boy,lager lout,chav,hoodie,ned,hood,goon,roughie,hoon,cut-throat,desperado,myrmidon

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bruiser

ˈbruːzə

noun

a person who is tough and aggressive and enjoys a fight or argument.

thick-necked bruisers in shell suits

thug,ruffian,hoodlum,bully boy,bully,bandit,mugger,gangster,terrorist,gunman,murderer,killer,hitman,assassin,hooligan,vandal,Yardie,tough,hired gun,rough,bovver boy,lager lout,chav,hoodie,ned,hood,goon,roughie,hoon,cut-throat,desperado,myrmidon

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assassins

/əˈsasɪn/

noun

A person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons.

She knew now he was not sleeping, and had been murdered by the assassins who lay dead on her floor.

murderer,killer,executioner,gunman,butcher,slaughterer,liquidator,exterminator,terminator

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assassin

/əˈsæsn/

noun

A murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.

She knew now he was not sleeping, and had been murdered by the assassins who lay dead on her floor.

murderer,killer,executioner,gunman,butcher,slaughterer,liquidator,exterminator,terminator

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