thug

(thŭg)

1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.
2. also Thug One of a band of professional assassins formerly active in northern India who worshiped Kali and offered their victims to her.

[Hindi ṭhag, perhaps from Sanskrit sthagaḥ, a cheat, from sthagati, sthagayati, he conceals.]

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noun

A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire: hoodlum, ruffian, tough. Informal hooligan. Slang goon, gorilla, hood. See attack/defend, crimes.

A usually attractive invasive plant that overwhelms more fragile specimens in its vicinity. In the right place and under the right conditions, thugs can be desirable garden perennials.

• Morality or Character
• Criminals - thug: brutal, petty criminal; professional strangler
• Violent Persons - thug: brutal hoodlum, thief, or murderer, esp. gang member

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bandit, røver, bølle

Nederlands (Dutch)
misdadiger

Français (French)
n. - casseur, voyou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rowdy, Rohling, Thug (Mitglied einer ind. Raub- u. Mordbande)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μαχαιροβγάλτης, κακοποιός, μπράβος, τραμπούκος

Italiano (Italian)
malvivente, criminale, poco di buono

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bandido (m), assassino (m), capanga (m)

Русский (Russian)
хулиган, головорез, бандит

Español (Spanish)
n. - criminal, gamberro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ligist

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恶棍, 凶汉, 刺客, 暴徒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 惡棍, 凶漢, 刺客, 暴徒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자객, 흉한, 종교적 암살단원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 絞殺強盗団員, 凶徒, 殺し屋, 人殺し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قاطع ألطريق, السفاك, السفاح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בריון, אלם, פושע‬

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