About The Word Bravo
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Bravo
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What's The Definition Of Bravo?
[n] a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
[n] a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [v] applaud with shouts of"bravo" or"brava" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bravo: assassin | assassinator Related Terms | Find terms related to Bravo: See Also | acclaim | applaud | Booth | cheer | clap | John Wilkes Booth | Lee Harvey Oswald | liquidator | manslayer | murderer | Oswald | spat Bravo In Webster's Dictionary \Bra"vo\, n.; pl. {Bravoes}. [I. See {Brave}, a.]
A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a
professional assassin or murderer.
Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab,
like bravoes, all who come this way. --Churchill.
\Bra"vo\, interj. [It. See {Brave}.] Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause. |
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