badman

[bad-man]

noun, plural bad·men.

a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S.

Origin of badman

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bad¹ + man¹

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Examples from the Web for badman

Historical Examples

This man did his best to reclaim young Badman, and was particularly kind to him.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
Badman continues a loose blackguard, extravagant, idle and dissolute.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
Bankruptcy was not the only art by which Badman piled up his fortune.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
Bunyan notes this disposition in his own history of Mr. Badman.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
We then drew lots, which of us should die; and the chance fell on Badman.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2
Camden Pelham

British Dictionary definitions for badman

badman

noun plural -men

mainly US a hired gunman, outlaw, or criminal

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Examples from the Web for badman

Historical Examples

This man did his best to reclaim young Badman, and was particularly kind to him.

Badman continues a loose blackguard, extravagant, idle and dissolute.

Bankruptcy was not the only art by which Badman piled up his fortune.

Bunyan notes this disposition in his own history of Mr. Badman.

We then drew lots, which of us should die; and the chance fell on Badman.

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Origin of badman