different between thug vs gangsters

English

Etymology

From Hindi ?? (?hag, “swindler, fraud, cheat”), from Ashokan Prakrit *????????????????????- (*?hagg-), from Sanskrit ???? (sthaga, “cunning, fraudulent, to cover, to conceal”) hence ?????? (sthagati, “he/she/it covers, he/she/it conceals”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *st?agáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover with a roof”).

Thuggee was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in murdering and robbing travellers and known for strangling their victims, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century) to the 19th century. During British Imperial rule of India, many Indian words passed into common English, and in 1810 thug referred to members of these Indian gangs. The sense was adopted more generally as "ruffian, cutthroat" by 1839. See also English thatch, deck.

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?g, IPA^(key): /???/
• (India) IPA^(key): /????/, /????/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

thug (plural thugs)

1. Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
2. (historical) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.
3. (horticulture) an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
4. A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:villain

Translations

Verb

thug (third-person singular simple present thugs, present participle thugging, simple past and past participle thugged)

1. To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does.

Anagrams

• Guth

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??/

Verb

thug

1. past indicative analytic of tabhair

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hu??]

Verb

thug

1. past tense of thoir

Usage notes

• The dependent form is tug.

English

Noun

gangsters

1. plural of gangster

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

gangsters

1. Plural form of gangster

French

Noun

gangsters m

1. plural of gangster

Spanish

Noun

gangsters m pl

1. plural of gangster