ruffian[noun]Synonyms: thug, brute, bully, heavy
(slang), hoodlum, hooligan, rough
(informal), tough
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ruf‧fi‧an /ˈrʌfiən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French]
old-fashioned a violent man, involved in crime:
a gang of ruffians—ruffianly adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲