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Thug

θʌɡ

Thug definitions

noun

Inflections:

thug thugs

a violent, aggressive person, especially one who is a criminal

"he was attacked by a gang of thugs"

Synonyms:
ruffian hoodlum bully boy bully bandit mugger gangster terrorist gunman murderer killer hitman assassin hooligan vandal Yardie
a member of a group or organization of robbers and assassins in India who waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travellers, and stole their belongings. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s