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
1Other definitions for bad man (2 of 2)
bad man
nounOlder Use.
(sometimes initial capital letters) the devil.
the bogeyman.
Origin of bad man
2An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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How to use badman in a sentence
Guiding his mules along the trail, Joe unflinchingly faced the known perils of blizzards, badmen, stampeding buffalo.
The Lost Wagon | James Arthur KjelgaardPicking up badmen is no more dangerous here than it would be in New York.
Free Air | Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for badman
badman
/ (ˈbædˌmæn) /
nounplural -men
mainly US a hired gunman, outlaw, or criminal
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