9
hooligan(noun, attack, slang, informal, crimes)
9
gladiator
8
thug(noun, attack, heavy, criminal, crook)
8
hoodlum(noun, attack, crook, crimes)
8
primate(noun, order, ape, anthropoid)
7
ruffian(noun, attack, crimes)
6
ape(noun, primate)
6
bruiser(noun, sap, jerk, criminal, attacker)
6
baboon(noun, ape, primate)
6
chimpanzee(noun, ape, primate)
6
monkey(noun, ape, primate)
5
tough(noun, attack, crimes)
5
orang(noun, humanoid)
4
goon(noun, attack, slang, crimes, ruffian)
4
hood(noun, attack, slang, crimes)
4
roughneck
4
gallybagger(noun, appearance, look, ugliness)
3
torpedo(noun, slang, merc)
3
bulky
3
combatant
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