desperado

[ des-puh-rah-doh, -rey- ]

/ ˌdɛs pəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR desperado ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural des·per·a·does, des·per·a·dos.

a bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, especially in the early days of the American West.

Origin of desperado

1600–10; probably pseudo-Spanish alteration of desperate (as noun, now obsolete), in same sense

Words nearby desperado

despair, despairing, despatch, despeciation, Despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite

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Example sentences from the Web for desperado

Here, the acclaimed director of Desperado and Sin City offers up his top cult films.
‘Machete Kills’ Director Robert Rodriguez on His Favorite Cult Movies|Robert Rodriguez|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rodriguez wrote a script that imagined Trejo, his thuggish muse in Desperado and Spy Kids, as a Mexican Charles Bronson.
'Mexploitation' at the Movies|Bryan Curtis|August 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The desperado remembered that his horse stood hitched a quarter of a mile away.
When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry|Charles Neville Buck
There were circumstances, however, which kept away the rowdy and desperado element who usually make for a newly opened goldfield.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle

The impenetrable rocky region was behind them; the desperado and his band were ahead of them, in comparatively an open country.
Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains|A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham
So resourceful and crafty was this desperado that he evaded trap after trap laid for his capture.
Frontier Boys on the Coast|Capt. Wyn Roosevelt
A desperado, seeking to kill him, threw down on him as he was entering a saloon.
When the West Was Young|Frederick R. Bechdolt

British Dictionary definitions for desperado

desperado

/ (ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ) /

noun plural -does or -dos

a reckless or desperate person, esp one ready to commit any violent illegal act

Word Origin for desperado

C17: probably pseudo-Spanish variant of obsolete desperate (n) a reckless character

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	desperado
释义	desperado [ des-puh-rah-doh, -rey- ] / ˌdɛs pəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR desperado ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural des·per·a·does, des·per·a·dos. a bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, especially in the early days of the American West. Origin of desperado 1600–10; probably pseudo-Spanish alteration of desperate (as noun, now obsolete), in same sense Words nearby desperado despair, despairing, despatch, despeciation, Despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desperado Here, the acclaimed director of Desperado and Sin City offers up his top cult films. ‘Machete Kills’ Director Robert Rodriguez on His Favorite Cult Movies\|Robert Rodriguez\|October 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Rodriguez wrote a script that imagined Trejo, his thuggish muse in Desperado and Spy Kids, as a Mexican Charles Bronson. 'Mexploitation' at the Movies\|Bryan Curtis\|August 31, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The desperado remembered that his horse stood hitched a quarter of a mile away. When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry\|Charles Neville Buck There were circumstances, however, which kept away the rowdy and desperado element who usually make for a newly opened goldfield. The Great Boer War\|Arthur Conan Doyle The impenetrable rocky region was behind them; the desperado and his band were ahead of them, in comparatively an open country. Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains\|A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham So resourceful and crafty was this desperado that he evaded trap after trap laid for his capture. Frontier Boys on the Coast\|Capt. Wyn Roosevelt A desperado, seeking to kill him, threw down on him as he was entering a saloon. When the West Was Young\|Frederick R. Bechdolt British Dictionary definitions for desperado desperado / (ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ) / noun plural -does or -dos a reckless or desperate person, esp one ready to commit any violent illegal act Word Origin for desperado C17: probably pseudo-Spanish variant of obsolete desperate (n) a reckless character Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to desperado ruffian, hoodlum, outlaw, bandit, gangster, cutthroat, thug, convict, lawbreaker, mugger
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desperado

noun, plural des·per·a·does, des·per·a·dos.

Origin of desperado

Words nearby desperado

Example sentences from the Web for desperado

British Dictionary definitions for desperado

noun plural -does or -dos

Word Origin for desperado

Words related to desperado