"badman" meaning in All languages combined

See badman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: badmen [plural]
Etymology: From bad + man. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bad|man}} bad + man Head templates: {{en-noun|badmen}} badman (plural badmen)
  1. (historical, US) A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-badman-en-noun-XoUUgQAG Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (Jamaica) A gangster. Tags: Jamaica
    Sense id: en-badman-en-noun-I~5nWRIh Categories (other): Jamaican English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bad guy, gunslinger

Noun [Guyanese Creole English]

IPA: /ˈbɑdmɑːn/
Etymology: Compound of bad + man. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|gyn|bad|man}} Compound of bad + man Head templates: {{head|gyn|noun}} badman
  1. an aggressive person

Inflected forms

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