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desperado Definition

des·per·ado (des′pər ä′dō, -ā′-)

noun pl. desperadoes -·does or desperados -·dos

a dangerous, reckless criminal; bold outlaw

Etymology: OSp pp. of desperar < L desperare: see despair

desperado Synonyms

desperado

n.

outlaw, bandit, ruffian; see criminal.

desperado Quotes

One eye was entirely gone, and the loss made one side of the face repulsive, while the other might have been modelled in marble.'Desperado' was written in large letters all over him. I almost repented of having sought his acquaintance.

—Bird, Isabella married name Isabella Bishop