"badman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: badmen [plural]
Etymology: 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 Categories (topical): People Related terms: bad guy, gunslinger

Inflected forms

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