thug

🇺🇸 /θʌɡ/ 🇬🇧 /θʌɡ/
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noun
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A person who uses violence, especially in a criminal way.

The police arrested the thug who had been causing trouble in the neighborhood.

translation

n. A person who uses violence, especially in a criminal way.

Word Forms

Plural thugs