ruffian

ruf·fi·an  (rf-n, rfyn)

n.

1. A tough or rowdy person.

2. A thug or gangster.

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[French, pimp, from Old French rufien, from Old Provençal rufian, from Old Italian ruffiano.]

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ruffi·an·ism n.

ruffi·an·ly adj.

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ruffian [ˈrʌfɪən]

n

a violent or lawless person; hoodlum or villain

[from Old French rufien, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps related to Langobardic hruf scurf, scabbiness]

ruffianism  n

ruffianly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ruffian - a cruel and brutal fellow             bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks bullyboy - a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction muscleman, muscle - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him" skinhead - a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations plug-ugly, tough guy - someone who bullies weaker people

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ruffian

noun thug, heavy (slang), tough, rough (informal), bully, casual, villain, ned (Scot. slang), rogue, hooligan, brute, rowdy, rascal, scoundrel, hoodlum, bully boy, bruiser (informal), wretch, yardie, lager lout, roughneck (slang), miscreant, boot boy, tsotsi (S. African) gangs of ruffians who lurk about

Translations

ruffian [ˈrʌfɪən] N → rufián m

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ruffian [ˈrʌfiən] n → brute f, voyou m

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ruffian

n → Rüpel m, → Grobian m; (violent) → Schläger m; you little ruffian! → du kleiner Halbstarker!

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ruffian [ˈrʌfɪən] n (old) → manigoldo

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ruffian

n ruffian [ˈrafiən]

a violent, brutal person He was attacked by a gang of ruffians. boef عِرْبيد، مُشاكِس грубиян rváč bandit der Rohling κακοποιός, παλιάνθρωπος rufián, gamberro; matón jõhkard گردن کش؛ لات räyhääjä voyou בִּריוֹן बदमाश grubijan, nasilnik útonálló bajingan hrotti teppista 悪党 악당 chuliganas huligāns samseng woesteling voldsmann, banditt chuligan rufião hu­li­gan головорез bitkár grobijan grubijan råskinn, buse นักเลง serseri, haydut 流氓；暴徒 хуліган, бандит غنڈہ tên lưu manh 流氓；暴徒