desperadoes

noun

variants or desperados
Definition of desperadoesnext
plural of desperado
as in bandits
old-fashioned a violent criminal who is not afraid of getting hurt or caught A documentary about some notorious desperados of the Wild West.

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  1. bandits
  2. offenders
  3. villains
  4. beasts
Noun
  • Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • There were also potential issues at Pangong Lake, the location where the bandits are carried by the elephants and find the Mystic in a tree.
    Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of bandits
Noun
  • In Texas, the parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice identifies offenders six months before their initial eligibility and notice is sent to both trial officials and victim family members.
    Olivia Garrett, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In the state of Louisiana, a DUI offense is considered a felony on third and subsequent convictions, according to Louisiana Court Records, although first-time DUI offenders can face felony charges in instances where a death or violation of child endangerment laws is involved.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of offenders
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of villains
Noun
  • His balloons would resemble cascades of oxygen bubbles sailing upward, strands of DNA, billowing sheets of candy buttons, or phosphorus deep-sea beasts made of LEDs.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then, one by one, the beasts came forward.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of beasts
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