roughnecks

noun

Definition of roughnecksnext
plural of roughneck
as in thugs
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang a group of roughnecks like to hang out at the roadhouse and harass people

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  1. criminals
  2. bandits
  3. villains
Noun
  • Money heist Who knew that criminals trust cash more than cryptocurrency?
    Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Shows like The Shadow featured a main character who used fear as a weapon to scare criminals into confessing or giving up.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of criminals
Noun
  • The film takes place partly in that sunny hospital and partly in impossible locations where the story of a group of bandits out for revenge leads them to travel the world.
    Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Another involves three nuns who ventured from Mission Santa Barbara to bring food and Bibles to local Native Americans more than a century ago, then were were robbed and killed by highway bandits.
    Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of bandits
Noun
  • Monsters and villains like the Demigorgon and Vecna are even named after real D&D baddies.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But trouble is afoot in Narnia, with each installment of the series promising villains worthy of being Death Eaters — including an evil witch played by none other than Tilda Swinton.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of villains
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