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thug(noun, person, mean, bad, rough)
20
mobster(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
18
ruffian(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
16
hooligan(noun, person, informal, criminal, crook)
15
tough(noun, person, mean, bad, temper)
15
perpetrator(noun, criminal, malevolent)
13
hoodlum(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
10
bruiser(noun, person, mean, bad, tough)
10
brigand(noun, criminal, crook, thief, outlaw)
9
desperado(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
9
racketeer(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
9
crook(noun, person, criminal, convict, outlaw)
9
bandit(noun, person, heavy, bully, criminal)
9
criminal(noun, person, mean, rough, crook)
9
blackguard(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
8
hood(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
8
outlaw(noun, person, criminal, crook, convict)
8
robber(noun, person, criminal, crook, thief)
8
roughneck(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
8
scoundrel(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
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