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bully - a cruel and brutal fellow |
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tough,
hooligan,
ruffian,
roughneck,
rowdy,
yob,
yobo,
yobbo |
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aggressor,
assailant,
assaulter,
attacker a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
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bullyboy a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
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muscle,
muscleman authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
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skinhead a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
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plug-ugly,
tough guy someone who bullies weaker people
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bully - a hired thug |
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goon,
hood,
hoodlum,
punk,
strong-armer,
thug,
tough,
toughie (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
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