black hat
noun
a villain, as in a cowboy movie; bad guy.
black-hatted
-
a word derived from
black hat.
Example Sentences
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I scored an interview with Darryl McDaniels, the iconic black-hatted co-founder of pioneering hip-hop group Run-D.M.C., who was promoting his new comic.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
James Drury, an actor who starred as the mysterious, black-hatted and unnamed title character in “The Virginian,” one of television’s longest-running western dramas, died April 6 at his home in Houston.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2020
He got the nickname “Hopalong” from local sports writers after the black-hatted Western star of the 1950s.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
Spring sunshine streams through the windows; Spandau Ballet provide a gentle soundtrack; black-hatted men from the local ultra-Orthodox Jewish community pass by outside.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2019
The synagogue seemed to me suddenly very small without its throng of black-hatted, black-bearded, black-caftaned men.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
