About The Word Desperado
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Desperado
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What's The Definition Of Desperado?
[n] a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Desperado: desperate criminal Related Terms | Find terms related to Desperado: apache | assassin | assassinator | badman | bandit | betrayer | bloodletter | bloodshedder | bravo | bucko | bully | bullyboy | burker | butcher | button man | Cain | cannibal | convict | criminal | crook | cutthroat | deceiver | desperate criminal | devil | double-dealer | eradicator | executioner | exterminator | felon | fugitive | gallows bird | gangster | gaolbird | garroter | gorilla | gun | gunman | gunsel | hatchet man | head-hunter | hellcat | hell-raiser | hit man | homicidal maniac | homicide | jailbird | Judas | killer | lawbreaker | mad dog | man-eater | man-killer | manslayer | massacrer | matador | mobster | murderer | outlaw | pesticide | poison | poisoner | public enemy | quisling | racketeer | rough | rowdy | ruffian | scofflaw | slaughterer | slayer | strangler | swindler | thief | thug | torpedo | traitor | trigger man | two-timer See Also | criminal | crook | felon | malefactor | outlaw Desperado In Webster's Dictionary \Des`per*a"do\, n.; pl. {Desperadoes}. [OSp.
desperado, p. p. of desperar, fr. L. desperare. See
{Desperate}.]
A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions,
and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian.
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