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bullyboy(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
7
mug(noun, crook, convict, fugitive, offender)
7
murderer(noun, killing, hoodlum)
7
rogue(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
7
rough(noun, brawler)
7
ruffler(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
7
tough guy(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
7
toughie(noun, tough)
6
brigand(noun, crook, thief, outlaw, pirate)
6
culprit(noun, con, criminal, crook, convict)
6
fierce(noun, adjective, bad, temper, brave)
6
gangsta(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
6
lawbreaker(noun, con, criminal, crook, convict)
6
malefactor(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
6
racketeer(noun, criminal, crook, convict, outlaw)
6
rebel(noun, bad, temper, brave, radical)
6
strong-armer
6
thief(noun, crook, thief, attacker, outlaw)
6
yobbo
5
hit man
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