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

Noun

a tough and violent man, esp. a criminal [Hindi thag thief]

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) tsotsi S. African

Translations

thug [θʌg] n → gamberro/a

thug [θʌg] n → voyou m

thug [θʌg] n → Schlägertyp m

thug [θʌg] n → delinquente m

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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 악한 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