ruffian
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable personA scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
» Tom is a ruffian.
Tom ist ein Rabauke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том хулиган. — odexed
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3 sensesA scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
Raubein
негодя́йnegodjáj, хулига́нxuligán, буя́нbuján
(obsolete)A pimp; a pander.
(obsolete)A lover; a paramour.
- a cruel and brutal fellow
Examples
6 sentencesTom is a ruffian.
ruТом хулиган. — odexed
deTom ist ein Rabauke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was roughed up by ruffians.
I want you to stop hanging around with those ruffians.
He is a ruffian.
deEr ist ein Rabauke. — Waldelfe
A ruffian's pistol went off.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).
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