What is the meaning of Ruffian?

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(v.i.) To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
(a.) brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
(n.) A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
(n.) A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.

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