ruffian

[Ruf·fian]

A ruffian is a bully, someone who is violent toward others. Maybe they had a bad childhood, or perhaps they like the sound of people in pain. No matter where they come from, ruffians are best avoided.

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A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.

Noun
a cruel and brutal fellow


n.
A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.

n.
A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.

a.
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.

v. i.
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.


Ruffian

Ruf"fian (? ∨ ?; 277), n. [F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow urbulent.] 1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.]
he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians.
2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian?

Ruffian

Ruf"fian, a. brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.

Ruffian

Ruf"fian, v. i. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] Shak.

A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.

brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.

To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

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