Hypertext Webster Gateway: "desperado"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Desperado \Des`per*a"do\, n.; pl. {Desperadoes}. [OSp.
desperado, p. p. of desperar, fr. L. desperare. See
{Desperate}.]
A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions,
and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
desperado
n : a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) [syn: {desperate
criminal}]
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