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DESPERADO
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Irregular inflected form: desperadoes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
Synonyms:
desperado; desperate criminal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("desperado" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)