desperado
noun
a bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, especially in the early days of the American West.
desperadoes
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pluralof desperado.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Qf6, and no amount of desperadoes can deflect White’s mating attack.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
“It’s telling our history, about citrus wars, about Chicano murals, about the Black Panther Party, about desperadoes — all of those stories.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2017
Tonight the Gunslinger awkwardly transitioned from roughing it with the desperadoes to next-day in a war-wagon taking him and Lawrence to the prison.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2016
His experience pursuing desperadoes and fugitives—and once being a fugitive himself—allowed Hester to think like his prey.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2016
Tom found these people cowards and, therefore, more contemptible than the desperadoes who risked their lives to hold up a train.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
