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ruffian
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A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person
A contemptible or morally reprehensible person
One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal
A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
A defiant and unruly young individual disregarding rules and norms
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A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person
hoodlum
hooligan
roughneck
rowdy
thug
villain
bruiser
bully
rascal
scoundrel
brute
casual
goon
heavy
hood
lout
miscreant
punk
rogue
rough
troublemaker
vandal
tough
wretch
delinquent
gangbanger
gangsta
gangster
gorilla
hoodie
keelie
mobster
mug
toughie
toughy
tsotsi
yardie
bogan
chav
cougan
criminal
hoon
larrikin
myrmidon
ned
rioter
roughie
scamp
scozza
yahoo
yob
yobbo
bully boy
lager lout
plug-ugly
tough guy
boot boy
bovver boy
wrong 'un
tearaway
boor
gunman
hitman
oaf
clod
brawler
beast
desperado
yokel
yobo
savage
barbarian
lawbreaker
crook
ogre
assassin
murderer
radge
racketeer
terrorist
bandit
Yardie
hard man
clodhopper
charva
bumpkin
gang member
lubber
lump
Neanderthal
ignoramus
philistine
lummox
mugger
illiterate
killer
hothead
mafioso
robber
primitive
Mafioso
yakuza
outlaw
cut-throat
juvenile delinquent
hatchet man
member of the Mafia
hired gun
member of a criminal gang
member of the family
bravo
terror
hellion
fighter
tough person
assailant
attacker
vulgarian
skinhead
mischief-maker
strong-arm
hick
wild man
hayseed
rube
peasant
hitwoman
godfather
brigand
dealer
pusher
dork
buffoon
gunwoman
wiseguy
mafia
rebel
boob
hired killer
professional killer
bosthoon
reprobate
recreant
hit person
clodpole
redneck
weasel
hit woman
hit man
wise guy
palooka
lug
ape
dolt
pig
oik
juvie
gawk
hulk
loudmouth
skank
bear
churl
ocker
offender
wrongdoer
scunner
riffraff
charver
scally
clumsy idiot
JD
young criminal
punk kid
first offender
youthful offender
young offender
anthropophagus
anthropophagist
anthropophagite
cannibal
man-eater
people-eater
flesh-eater
idiot
fool
imbecile
dunce
moron
nincompoop
simpleton
chump
sap
dullard
halfwit
dope
jackass
nitwit
dimwit
dummy
twit
numbskull
bonehead
ninny
dumbo
loon
lamebrain
pillock
knucklehead
donkey
fathead
clot
airhead
nit
chucklehead
numpty
dipstick
birdbrain
muttonhead
thickhead
dunderhead
nerd
pinhead
dum-dum
git
noodle
bozo
muppet
dumbhead
wally
prat
dumb-bell
zombie
putz
pudding-head
plonker
berk
lamer
wooden-head
turkey
pea-brain
charlie
klutz
blockhead
wazzock
twerp
divvy
goof
galoot
chowderhead
nerk
nyaff
balloon
goofball
gobdaw
gowk
wiener
spud
sumph
schlepper
schlemiel
goofus
clunk
simp
dingbat
weeny
dill
poop
dingleberry
gink
meatball
drongo
noddy
dip
cluck
squarehead
ding-dong
coot
mompara
galah
boofhead
poon
nong
alec
knobhead
jerk
stupid
tomfool
loggerhead
yo-yo
mooncalf
spoony
wing nut
clown
goat
loser
lunkhead
schmuck
pagan
meathead
ox
half-wit
goose
dumb ox
foolish person
Goth
lightweight
silly
plebeian
bore
softhead
heathen
pleb
knuckle dragger
doofus
dumbbell
baboon
dweeb
dodo
nimrod
geek
schlub
numskull
mutt
cretin
thicko
eejit
booby
stumblebum
clodpoll
ninnyhammer
stupe
bubblehead
woodenhead
cuckoo
deadhead
tosser
mome
tit
dummkopf
shlub
natural
featherhead
saphead
blunderer
plank
cuddie
hobbledehoy
hammerhead
charley
prick
lunatic
schnook
stock
hardhead
ratbag
gonzo
cuddy
gander
golem
witling
dorba
nutcase
nut
twonk
skate
know-nothing
stupid person
lame-brain
dim bulb
ding-a-ling
dumb cluck
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“A few days earlier, a
ruffian
had snatched a woman's chain in broad daylight.”
Noun
▲
A contemptible or morally reprehensible person
rascal
scoundrel
rogue
villain
reprobate
wretch
miscreant
knave
baddy
beast
hound
rapscallion
brute
evildoer
monster
devil
scamp
savage
fiend
varlet
meany
meanie
baddie
scallywag
scalawag
heavy
caitiff
rat
scapegrace
nazi
blackguard
swindler
vagabond
hooligan
rotter
bounder
charlatan
delinquent
skunk
cheat
bully
rowdy
scrote
wastrel
sinner
profligate
felon
tough
fraud
bum
sneak
liar
robber
disgrace
pretender
cardsharp
git
grafter
hypocrite
idler
opportunist
prodigal
puck
recreant
good-for-nothing
no-good
thug
lowlife
swine
scumbag
dastard
troublemaker
pig
barbarian
lout
mischief-maker
imp
varmint
ogre
creep
snake
degenerate
hoodlum
shyster
demon
sadist
animal
wrong 'un
bad egg
evil-doer
snake in the grass
monkey
heel
hellion
cad
trickster
scum
enfant terrible
scally
dog
wrongdoer
stinker
bad lot
crook
black sheep
misfeasor
malfeasant
incorrigible
antagonist
black hat
hood
wild man
bad guy
tyke
ne'er-do-well
horror
spalpeen
criminal
cannibal
jerk
louse
pest
nuisance
hoon
weasel
psychopath
boor
vandal
sociopath
yahoo
transgressor
cheater
libertine
mischiefmaker
rake
rat fink
urchin
nointer
nasty piece of work
roughneck
mischief
maggot
shark
bad character
nasty person
unprincipled person
perisher
toerag
terror
holy terror
yob
bogan
scozza
yobbo
cougan
bear
ghoul
malefactor
oaf
worm
radge
cretin
dirtbag
offender
lawbreaker
outlaw
outcast
toad
vermin
slimeball
sleazebag
ratbag
convict
tyrant
supervillain
skelm
bully boy
trespasser
fink
cur
turd
sleeveen
bandit
brigand
gangster
thief
mugger
sleazeball
slime
blighter
racketeer
fraudster
pirate
terrorist
schmuck
scuzzball
sleaze
stinkard
ratfink
mother
heathen
con
desperado
crim
monstrosity
bogeyman
poltroon
ronion
jagoff
scullion
cullion
renegade
pilgarlic
ingrate
infractor
pond scum
son of a gun
dirty dog
unpleasant person
despicable person
gunman
antihero
jailbird
US
prankster
gaolbird
UK
nasty
troglodyte
hun
caveman
evil person
minx
pixie
buffoon
wag
joker
jokester
booger
cutup
wild woman
bad news
mean person
cruel person
limb of Satan
boot boy
savage person
little rascal
hell-raiser
practical joker
fun-maker
little devil
kook
oddball
weirdo
bad boy
life of the party
little monkey
slacker
loafer
slob
sluggard
layabout
shirker
lazybones
lounger
skiver
slugabed
laggard
waster
do-nothing
drone
vagrant
malingerer
buzzard
loser
bludger
derelict
piker
no-goodnik
couch potato
low-life
no-account
goof-off
debauchee
stinkpot
dingo
prick
kuri
rass
rakehell
clown
archfiend
roué
slug
slouch
deadbeat
crud
chuff
churl
bleeder
reptile
pill
crumb
scrimshanker
fainéant
faineant
SOB
beachcomber
lead-swinger
so-and-so
lotus-eater
pariah
vaurien
scofflaw
daemon
atua
adversary
deceiver
grifter
mountebank
common enemy
bete noire
defrauder
sharper
rorter
slicker
picaro
picaroon
cadger
con man
con artist
sleveen
scrounger
problem child
butthole
mofo
serpent
slowcoach
bottom feeder
trog
dirt
undesirable
scum of the earth
sloth
dropout
goldbricker
lollygagger
troll
timewaster
wanderer
slubberdegullion
gold brick
pervert
rip
perv
deviate
decadent
sensualist
voluptuary
nogoodnik
debaucher
lecher
lech
sybarite
backslider
swinger
operator
nighthawk
dissolute person
loose-liver
old goat
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Noun
▲
One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal
lawbreaker
criminal
villain
offender
outlaw
delinquent
malefactor
wrongdoer
crook
felon
sinner
culprit
miscreant
convict
gaolbird
UK
jailbird
US
hoodlum
rogue
con
reprobate
gangster
transgressor
hooligan
racketeer
desperado
baddy
crim
malfeasant
rascal
trespasser
mobster
hood
perp
infractor
fugitive
skelm
scofflaw
violator
violater
blackmailer
evil-doer
black hat
black marketeer
thug
bandit
robber
marauder
raider
thief
evildoer
plunderer
scoundrel
mugger
misfeasor
wretch
prisoner
knave
pillager
gunman
scamp
outcast
hellhound
lout
vandal
heavy
terrorist
tearaway
freebooter
hoon
footpad
highwayman
bad egg
black sheep
holdupper
brigand
juvenile delinquent
dacoit
reaver
young offender
fallen angel
mosstrooper
guilty party
juvie
yob
recreant
chav
yobbo
punk
hoodie
blackguard
rounder
rapscallion
varlet
rowdy
ravager
pirate
JD
snaphance
rider
bandolero
thief errant
ladrone
land pirate
road agent
perpetrator
swindler
conman
fraudster
trickster
burglar
scammer
charlatan
fraud
cateran
shoplifter
bioterrorist
housebreaker
hoaxer
rapist
rorter
yardbird
shyster
cyberterrorist
suspect
cheat
embezzler
hustler
lag
scamster
exploiter
mug
phoney
UK
grifter
cheater
bilker
defrauder
narcoterrorist
ecoterrorist
filcher
finagler
peculator
agroterrorist
quack
pilferer
lifer
tief
deadbeat
yakuza
purloiner
derelict
trusty
lighty
shark
drifter
chiseller
immoralist
cracksman
yegg
muscle
phony
US
defalcator
transport
pretender
con man
tough
con artist
bad guy
bad actor
baddie
renegade
armed robber
confidence man
cutthroat
guilty person
tea leaf
rogue trader
confidence trickster
smooth operator
slippery eel
person responsible
old lag
cut-throat
confidence artist
ex-con
wise guy
flimflam man
bunco artist
wanted criminal
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A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
intimidator
tormentor
persecutor
bully
oppressor
tormenter
browbeater
tough
bullyboy
bulldozer
harasser
antagonizer
hector
harrier
coercer
torturer
rowdy
annoyer
insolent
pest
rascal
tease
tyrant
thug
aggressor
mobster
subjugator
hooligan
punk
victimizer
attack dog
bully boy
toughie
hoodlum
toughy
roughneck
hood
heavy
scourge
mug
gangster
yob
gorilla
goon
yobbo
gangsta
henchman
gangbanger
domineering person
plug-ugly
taunter
quizzer
quiz
needler
baiter
heckler
mocker
ridiculer
teaser
pesterer
despot
dictator
fuehrer
caesar
authoritarian
tyrannizer
autocrat
pharaoh
strongman
martinet
taskmaster
iron hand
man on horseback
slave-driver
hard taskmaster
absolute ruler
slave driver
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Noun
▲
A defiant and unruly young individual disregarding rules and norms
wild child
brat
delinquent
hoodlum
hooligan
miscreant
rebel
renegade
troublemaker
disobedient child
disobedient young person
rebellious child
rebellious young person
reckless child
reckless young person
unruly child
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