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hardman

British  
/ ˈhɑːdˌmæn /

noun

  1. a tough, ruthless, or violent man

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And as a performer, Craig transformed the role in a way none of his predecessors had, bringing a Cold War-era character firmly into the 21st century with emotional interiority, even vulnerability, alongside the bruising hardman.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

There on the ice the polar hardman wept.

From National Geographic • Dec. 24, 2020

Speaking to The Guardian in 2013, Dyer - often living up to the image of an East End hardman - said he was "devastated" at the death.

From BBC • May 23, 2018

We see children performing for the camera: there is the occasional manic grin, a hardman snarl from a pre-schooler in Pittsburgh and unexpected vamping from a girl in southern Afghanistan.

From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2017

Vincent Cassell's hardman image gets fairy-tale treatment under French director Christophe Gans in "Beauty and the Beast", with Lea Seydoux in the other title role.

From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2014

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