ruffian
n . 恶棍,无赖
a . 凶恶的,残忍的,残暴的
恶棍,无赖凶恶的,残忍的,残暴的
ruffian n 1 :
a cruel and brutal fellow [
synonym : {
bully }, {
tough },
{
hooligan }, {
ruffian }, {
roughneck }, {
rowdy }, {
yob }, {
yobo },
{
yobbo }]
Ruffian \
Ruf "
fian \ (
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n . [
F .
rufien ,
OF .
ruffien ,
ruffian ,
pimp ,
libertine ,
rake ;
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 turbulent .]
1 .
A pimp ;
a pander ;
also ,
a paramour . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
He [
her husband ]
is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home ,
reveling with her ruffians . --
Bp .
Reynolds .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A boisterous ,
cruel ,
brutal fellow ;
a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds ;
a cutthroat .
[
1913 Webster ]
Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian ? --
Shak .
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2 .
Hence :
A tough ,
lawless or bullying person .
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1913 Webster ]
Ruffian \
Ruf "
fian \,
a .
Brutal ;
cruel ;
savagely boisterous ;
murderous ;
as ,
ruffian rage .
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1913 Webster ]
Ruffian \
Ruf "
fian \,
v .
i .
To play the ruffian ;
to rage ;
to raise tumult . [
R .] --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
120 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ruffian ":
Babbitt ,
Philistine ,
arriviste ,
bad boy ,
battler ,
belligerent ,
belted knight ,
bickerer ,
blade ,
booger ,
boor ,
bounder ,
bourgeois ,
bravo ,
brawler ,
bucko ,
buffoon ,
bugger ,
bully ,
bullyboy ,
cad ,
churl ,
clown ,
combatant ,
competitor ,
contender ,
contestant ,
cutthroat ,
cutup ,
desperado ,
devil ,
disputant ,
duelist ,
elf ,
enfant terrible ,
enforcer ,
epicier ,
fencer ,
feuder ,
fighter ,
fighting cock ,
foilsman ,
funmaker ,
gamecock ,
gladiator ,
goon ,
gorilla ,
groundling ,
gunman ,
guttersnipe ,
hatchet man ,
hell -
raiser ,
hellcat ,
hood ,
hoodlum ,
hooligan ,
ill -
bred fellow ,
imp ,
joker ,
jokester ,
jouster ,
killer ,
knave ,
knight ,
little devil ,
little monkey ,
little rascal ,
looby ,
lout ,
low fellow ,
mad dog ,
militant ,
minx ,
mischief ,
mischief -
maker ,
mucker ,
nouveau riche ,
parvenu ,
peasant ,
pixie ,
plug -
ugly ,
practical joker ,
prankster ,
puck ,
punk ,
quarreler ,
rapscallion ,
rascal ,
ribald ,
rioter ,
rival ,
rogue ,
rough ,
roughneck ,
rowdy ,
sabreur ,
scamp ,
scapegrace ,
scrapper ,
scuffler ,
squabbler ,
strong arm ,
strong -
arm man ,
strong -
armer ,
struggler ,
swashbuckler ,
sword ,
swordplayer ,
swordsman ,
thug ,
tilter ,
tough ,
tussler ,
upstart ,
vulgarian ,
vulgarist ,
wag ,
wrangler ,
yahoo ,
yokel
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