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bad-men
bad·man
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ˈbædˌmæn
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noun,
plural
bad·men.
a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S.
Origin:
1850–55,
Americanism;
bad
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badman
(ˈbædˌmæn)
—
n
,
pl
-men
chiefly
(
US
) a hired gunman, outlaw, or criminal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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