badman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history.
  2. A gangster.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Word forms

badman badmen Badmans

Etymology

From bad + man.

Related words

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