"Haymarket Hector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Haymarket Hectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Haymarket Hector (plural Haymarket Hectors)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A thug, bully or pimp inhabiting the London neighbourhood of Leicester Square and the Haymarket. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Haymarket_Hector-en-noun-Vu86JVzv Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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