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1. (n.) ruffian
a tough, lawless person; brutal bully.
2. (adj.) ruffian
Also, ruffi&syl;an&sylnb;ly. tough; lawless; brutal.
Etymology: (1525–35; < MF < It ruffiano pander, of uncert. orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
a cruel and brutal fellow
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1. (adj) ruffian
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage
2. (noun) ruffian
a pimp; a pander; also, a paramour
3. (noun) ruffian
a boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat
4. (verb) ruffian
to play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult
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Sense: a violent, brutal person
He was attacked by a gang of ruffians.
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 Afrikaans: boef |
 Arabic: عِرْبيد، مُشاكِس |
 Bulgarian: грубиян |
 Brazilian: rufião |
 Czech: rváč |
 German: der Rohling |
 Danish: bandit |
 Greek: κακοποιός, παλιάνθρωπος |
 Spanish: rufián, gamberro; matón |
 Estonian: jõhkard |
 Farsi: گردن کش؛ لات |
 Finnish: räyhääjä |
 French: voyou |
 Hebrew: בִּריוֹן |
 Hindi: बदमाश |
 Croatian: grubijan, nasilnik |
 Hungarian: útonálló |
 Indonesian: bajingan |
 Icelandic: hrotti |
 Italian: teppista |
 Japanese: 悪党 |
 Korean: 악당 |
 Lithuanian: chuliganas |
 Latvian: huligāns |
 Malay: samseng |
 Dutch: woesteling |
 Norwegian: voldsmann, banditt |
 Polish: chuligan |
 Persian: گردن کش؛ لات |
 Pashto: لوچک، ارمونی، بدذاته |
 Portuguese: rufião |
 Romanian: huligan |
 Russian: головорез |
 Slovak: bitkár |
 Slovenian: grobijan |
 Serbian: grubijan |
 Swedish: råskinn, buse |
 Thai: นักเลง |
 Turkish: serseri, haydut |
 Taiwanese: 流氓，暴徒 |
 Ukrainian: хуліган, бандит |
 Urdu: غنڈہ |
 Vietnamese: tên lưu manh |
 Chinese: 流氓，；暴徒 |
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