Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thug"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thug \Thug\, n.
An assassin; a ruffian; a rough. ``Thugs and midnight
rounders.'' --The Century.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thug \Thug\, n. [Hind. thag a deceiver, robber.]
One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who
practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious
motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British
government.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thug
n : an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum},
{goon}, {punk}, {tough}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]
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