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  1. 1. n. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a cruel and brutal fellow Source: wordnet
  6. 6. brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffianrage. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n a cruel and brutal fellow Source: ecdict

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