RUFFIAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does ruffian mean? • RUFFIAN (noun)
The noun RUFFIAN has 1 sense:
1. a cruel and brutal fellow
Familiarity information: RUFFIAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RUFFIAN (noun)
Meaning:
A cruel and brutal fellow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bully; hooligan; roughneck; rowdy; ruffian; yob; yobbo; yobo; tough
Hypernyms ("ruffian" is a kind of...):
aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ruffian"):
bullyboy (a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction)
muscle; muscleman (a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard)
skinhead (a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations)
plug-ugly; tough guy (someone who bullies weaker people)
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