5
bullies(noun, combatants, evildoers)
4
hooligans(noun, evildoers)
4
ruffians(noun, evildoers)
3
brutes(noun, evildoers)
3
criminals(noun, evildoers)
3
firms(noun, adjective)
3
heavies(noun, adjective)
3
hoodlums(noun, evildoers)
3
roughs(noun, adjective)
3
thugs(noun, combatants, evildoers)
2
bruisers(noun, combatants)
2
burlies
2
combatants(noun, combatants)
2
gangsters
2
hards
2
hoods
2
solids
2
stables(noun, adjective)
2
stalwarts
2
sterns
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