badman
Americannoun
plural
badmennoun
Etymology
Origin of badman
Example Sentences
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Deacon is entertaining as a wannabe "badman" and the soundtrack is solid.
From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2011
Her shorter stories are her best, and in tales of Indian, settler, miner and badman, she subtly suggests the tragedy of collision between aborigine and invader, and sometimes the more complicated tragedy of their collusion.
From Time Magazine Archive
A male actor can fly a plane, fight a war, shoot a badman, pull off a sting, impersonate a big cheese in business or politics.
From Time Magazine Archive
A John Wayne western used to be as rigidly formalized as a Japanese No drama: sheriff v. badman, farmer v. cowman and all that.
From Time Magazine Archive
His feet were flipping and he yipped as if challenging some wolf badman in his dreams.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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