Ruffian

n.	1.	A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. He [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. - Bp. Reynolds.
	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? - Shak.
	2.	A tough, lawless or bullying person.
a.	1.	Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
v. i.	1.	To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

Noun

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ruffian - a cruel and brutal fellow Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough

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