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Definition of ruffian noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

ruffian

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈrʌfiən//
 
(old-fashioned)
 
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a violent man, especially one who commits crimes synonym thug a gang of young ruffians
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