badman
[ bad-man ]
/ ˈbædˌmæn /
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noun, plural bad·men.
a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S.
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bad man
noun Older Use.
(sometimes initial capital letters) the devil.
the bogeyman.
Origin of bad man
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for badman
badman
/ (ˈbædˌmæn) /
noun plural -men
mainly US a hired gunman, outlaw, or criminal
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