bravo
Americaninterjection
noun
PLURAL
bravos, bravos, bravoes-
a shout of “bravo!”
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a daring bandit, assassin, or murderer, especially one hired to steal or murder for another.
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a word used in communications to represent the letter B.
verb (used without object)
interjection
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
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a cry of "bravo"
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a hired killer or assassin
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of bravo
First recorded in 1755–65; from Italian; brave
Example Sentences
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“I remember the episode when we all had to age up with prosthetics — how we laughed then, and how it’s making me cry today ... You lived a large life my friend, bravo.”
From Los Angeles Times
“For someone with a knife, a gun, a grenade, to get to a venue, well, bravo,” he said.
From Seattle Times
“So bravo to them. They found a play.”
From Washington Times
He added: “I’m never gonna run track, never gonna box again, but if I can get from here to my kitchen on my own, bravo!”
From Los Angeles Times
"I’m happy now that 10 years later it's Garrett who has managed to achieve the same feat ... bravo!!"
From Reuters
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