Word: Thug
How to pronounce: θʌg
Noun
Definitions:
1. A violent person, especially a criminal.
Example sentences: "He was attacked by a gang of thugs"
2. A member of a religious organization of robbers and assassins in India. Devotees of the goddess Kali, the Thugs waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travelers, in a ritually prescribed manner. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s.
Example sentences: "In 7th century India members of the Thug cult would ritually strangle passers-by as sacrifices to the Hindu deity, Kali."
Synonyms:
goon
desperado
ruffian
hooligan
bully
rowdy
roughneck
youngster
tough
gorilla
punk
yob
bandit
hoodlum
button man
robber
outlaw
brigand
gunman
housebreaker
gangster
dacoit
mobster
gangsta
hood
killer
murderer
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Thug in Other Languages...
Spanish: Matón
German: Schläger
French: Voyou
Italian: Delinquente
Turkish: Haydut
