thug

thug

T0193200 (thŭg)n.1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.2. also Thug One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.

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[Hindi ṭhag, perhaps from Sanskrit sthagaḥ, a cheat, from sthagati, sthagayati, he conceals; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

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thug′ger·y n.thug′gish adj.

thug

(θʌɡ) n1. a tough and violent man, esp a criminal2. (Historical Terms) (sometimes capital) (formerly) a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India who typically strangled their victims[C19: from Hindi thag thief, from Sanskrit sthaga scoundrel, from sthagati to conceal] ˈthuggery n ˈthuggish adj

thug

(θʌg)

n. 1. a vicious criminal or ruffian. 2. (sometimes cap.) a member of a fraternity of professional robbers and murderers in India, suppressed by the British in the 19th century. [1800–10; < Hindi thag literally, rogue, cheat] thug′ger•y, n. thug′gish, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thug - an aggressive and violent young criminalhood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, toughie, goon, toughbully - a hired thugcriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

thug

noun ruffian, hooligan, tough, heavy (slang), killer, murderer, robber, gangster, assassin, bandit, mugger (informal), cut-throat, bully boy, bruiser (informal), boot boy, tsotsi (S. African) the cowardly thugs who mug old people

thug

nounA person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire:hoodlum, ruffian, tough.Informal: hooligan.Slang: goon, gorilla, hood.

Translations

暴徒凶手

thug

(θag) noun a violent, brutal person. Where are the young thugs who robbed the old man? 暴徒，兇手 暴徒，凶手

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