ruffian
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ruf·fi·an
(rŭf'ē-ən, rŭf'yən) 
n.
ruffianly ruf'fi·an·ly adj.
n.
- A tough or rowdy person.
- A thug or gangster.
[French, pimp, from Old French rufien, from Old Provençal rufian, from Old Italian ruffiano.]
ruffianism ruf'fi·an·ism n.ruffianly ruf'fi·an·ly adj.
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ruffian
noun
- A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: hoodlum, mug, roughneck, rowdy, tough. Informal toughie. Slang hood, punk. See attack/defend, crimes.
- A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire: hoodlum, thug, tough. Informal hooligan. Slang goon, gorilla, hood. See attack/defend, crimes.
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categories related to 'ruffian'
- Behavior or Personality
- Violent Persons - ruffian: brutal, lawless person, esp. hoodlum; rough; tough
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Ruffian
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A ruffian is a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
As a proper noun, Ruffian may refer to:
- border chicken
- Ruffian (horse) (1972-1975), a famous thoroughbred filly racehorse
- Ruffian (film), 2007 television movie about the racehorse
- Ruffian Games, a Scottish games developer
- Ruffian, a chess engine
- Border Ruffians, pro-Slavery activists from Missouri in the American Civil War
- The Ruffian on the Stair, a British play
- HMS Bellerophon (1786), also known as Billy Ruffian
- The Ruffians, the major antagonists of the Nintendo game Sin and Punishment
- British codename of the German X-Geraet radar system.
- Turkish - a Player of the Ultima Online shard "Teiravon."
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Ruffian
Dansk (Danish)
n. - bølle, bandit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παλιάνθρωπος, κακοποιός, κακούργος, μαχαιροβγάλτης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - rufião (m)
Русский (Russian)
бандит, головорез
Español (Spanish)
n. - rufián, canalla
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - råskinn
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恶棍, 暴徒, 流氓
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 惡棍, 暴徒, 流氓
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悪漢
adj. - 悪党の, 残忍な
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شخص وحشي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בריון, חוליגן, פרחח
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