desperado
des·per·a·do
noun \ˌdes-pə-ˈrä-(ˌ)dō, -ˈrā-\ plural des·per·a·does or des·per·a·dos
Definition of DESPERADO
: a bold or violent criminal; especially : a bandit of the western United States in the 19th century
See Examples of DESPERADO
- the notorious desperados of the Wild West
Origin of DESPERADO
probably alteration of obsolete desperate desperado, from desperate, adjective
First Known Use: 1647
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