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1 hoodlum
• huligaani• gangsteri* * *'hu:dləm1) (a destructive person.) huligaani2) ((especially American) a criminal.) rikollinen
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hoodlum — ► NOUN ▪ a hooligan or gangster. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
hoodlum — I noun agitator, bandit, blackguard, brigand, burglar, convict, criminal, embezzler, evildoer, felon, firebrand, gunman, holdup man, knave, larcener, larcenist, lawbreaker, malefactor, malevolent, malfeasant, malfeasor, miscreant, mobster,… … Law dictionary
hoodlum wagon — noun see hoodlum 2a … Useful english dictionary
hoodlum — noun Etymology: perhaps from German dialect (Swabia) hudelum disorderly Date: 1871 1. thug; especially one who commits acts of violence 2. a young ruffian • hoodlumish adjective • hoodlumism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoodlum — noun /ˈhud.lə̆m/ a) a gangster; a hired thug b) a rough or violent youth … Wiktionary
hoodlum — noun (C) informal a violent criminal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hoodlum — noun he was roughed up by a bunch of hoodlums Syn: thug, lout, delinquent, vandal, ruffian, hooligan, lowlife; gangster, crook, mobster, criminal; informal tough, bruiser, goon, hood, punk, rowdy … Thesaurus of popular words
hoodlum — UK [ˈhuːdləm] / US [ˈhudləm] noun [countable] Word forms hoodlum : singular hoodlum plural hoodlums 1) a young person who shows no respect for the law 2) a criminal, especially a violent one … English dictionary
hoodlum — /ˈhudləm / (say hoohdluhm) noun 1. a petty gangster; ruffian. 2. a destructive, noisy, or rough child or young person. {origin uncertain; originating in San Francisco in 1870s; probably from German dialect words, such as hudelum disorderly,… …
hoodlum — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. outlaw, gangster, crook; see criminal . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *hood, criminal, thug, ruffian, gangster, mobster, tough, *goon, hooligan, *punk, rowdy, troublemaker. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person who … English dictionary for students
hoodlum — hood|lum [ hudləm ] noun count 1. ) a young person that shows no respect for the law 2. ) a criminal, especially a violent one … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English