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ruffian
English
Etymology
From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fi.?n/
- Hyphenation: ruf?fi?an
Noun
ruffian (plural ruffians)
- A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
- Synonyms: rogue, scamp; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker
- (obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pimp
- (obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
- 1621, John Reynolds, The Triumphs of God's Revenge against the crying and execrable Sinne of Murther
- He [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, revelling with her ruffians.
- 1621, John Reynolds, The Triumphs of God's Revenge against the crying and execrable Sinne of Murther
Translations
Verb
ruffian (third-person singular simple present ruffians, present participle ruffianing, simple past and past participle ruffianed)
- To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
- 1603, Shakespeare, Othello, Act II, Scene I
- Methinks the wind does speak aloud at land; A fuller blast ne'er shook our battlements. If it hath ruffianed so upon the sea.
- 1603, Shakespeare, Othello, Act II, Scene I
Adjective
ruffian (comparative more ruffian, superlative most ruffian)
- Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
- ruffian rage
Anagrams
- funfair
French
Noun
ruffian m (plural ruffians)
- Alternative spelling of rufian
- 1943, Jean Ray, Malpertuis, 1978 ed., p. 8
- Il n'y a que la fortune pour faire d'un ruffian un honnête homme, soumis aux lois humaines.
- 1943, Jean Ray, Malpertuis, 1978 ed., p. 8
Further reading
- “ruffian” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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hackster
English
Etymology
hack (“to cut”) +? -ster
Noun
hackster (plural hacksters)
- (obsolete) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
Anagrams
- Thackers
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