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1. (n.) thug
a vicious criminal or ruffian.
2. thug
(sometimes cap.) a member of a fraternity of professional robbers and murderers in India, suppressed by the British in the 19th century.
Etymology: (1800–10; < Hindi thag lit., rogue, cheat)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
an aggressive and violent young criminal
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1. (noun) thug
a violent, unpleasant person
a local gang of thugs
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1. (noun) thug
one of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government
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Sense: a violent, brutal person
Where are the young thugs who robbed the old man?
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 Afrikaans: skurk |
 Arabic: سَفّاح، سَفّاك |
 Bulgarian: главорез |
 Brazilian: brutamontes |
 Czech: bandita |
 German: der/die Gewaltverbrecher( |
 Danish: bølle |
 Greek: κακοποιός, τραμπούκος |
 Spanish: bestia; gamberro |
 Estonian: kõrilõikaja |
 Farsi: آدم جانی |
 Finnish: roisto |
 French: voyou |
 Hebrew: בִּריוֹן |
 Hindi: ठग |
 Croatian: nasilnik, grubijan |
 Hungarian: orgyilkos, gengszter |
 Indonesian: orang jahat |
 Icelandic: óþokki |
 Italian: criminale |
 Japanese: 暴漢 |
 Korean: 흉악한 악당 |
 Lithuanian: banditas |
 Latvian: bandīts |
 Malay: samseng |
 Dutch: misdadiger |
 Norwegian: banditt, morder |
 Polish: zbir |
 Portuguese: rufião |
 Romanian: bătăuş |
 Russian: головорез |
 Slovak: lupič, vrah, gangster |
 Slovenian: nasilnež |
 Serbian: razbojnik |
 Swedish: bandit, våldsman |
 Thai: คนโหดร้าย |
 Turkish: haydut |
 Taiwanese: 暴徒，兇手 |
 Ukrainian: убивця; головоріз |
 Urdu: ٹھگ، رہزن |
 Vietnamese: kẻ sát nhân |
 Chinese: 暴徒，凶手 |
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