thug

thug  (thg)

n.

1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.

2. also Thug One of a band of professional assassins formerly active in northern India who worshiped Kali and offered their victims to her.

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[Hindi hag, perhaps from Sanskrit sthaga, a cheat, from sthagati, sthagayati, he conceals; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

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thugger·y n.

thuggish adj.

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thug [θʌg]

n

1. a tough and violent man, esp a criminal

2. (Historical Terms) (sometimes capital) (formerly) a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India who typically strangled their victims

[from Hindi thag thief, from Sanskrit sthaga scoundrel, from sthagati to conceal]

thuggery  n

thuggish  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thug - an aggressive and violent young criminal hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, toughie, goon, tough bully - a hired thug criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

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thug

noun ruffian, hooligan, tough, heavy (slang), killer, murderer, robber, gangster, assassin, bandit, mugger (informal), cut-throat, bully boy, bruiser (informal), boot boy, tsotsi (S. African) the cowardly thugs who mug old people

Translations

thug [θʌg] N → matón/ona m/f (fig) (as term of abuse) → bruto m, bestia f

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thug [ˈθʌg] n → voyou m

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thug

n → Schlägertyp m

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thug [θʌg] n → teppista m/f, delinquente m/f

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thug [θʌg] n → teppista m/f, delinquente m/f

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thug

n thug [θag]

a violent, brutal person Where are the young thugs who robbed the old man? skurk سَفّاح، سَفّاك главорез bandita bølle der/die Gewaltverbrecher(in) κακοποιός, τραμπούκος bestia; gamberro kõrilõikaja آدم جانی roisto voyou בִּריוֹן ठग nasilnik, grubijan orgyilkos, gengszter orang jahat óþokki criminale 暴漢 흉악한 악당 banditas bandīts samseng misdadiger banditt, morder zbir rufião bătăuş головорез lupič, vrah, gangster nasilnež razbojnik bandit, våldsman คนโหดร้าย haydut 暴徒, 兇手 убивця; головоріз ٹھگ، رہزن kẻ sát nhân 暴徒, 凶手

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thug → سَفَّاح chuligán bølle Schlägertyp κακοποιός matón kovanaama voyou siledžija delinquente 凶悪犯 흉악한 악당 misdadiger banditt bandyta criminoso бандит ligist อันธพาล eşkiya du côn 暴徒