desperado

noun des·per·a·do \ˌdes-pə-ˈrä-(ˌ)dō, -ˈrā-\

: a violent criminal who is not afraid of getting hurt or caught

plural des·per·a·does or des·per·a·dos

Full Definition of DESPERADO

: a bold or violent criminal; especially : a bandit of the western United States in the 19th century

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probably alteration of obsolete desperate desperado, from desperate, adjective

First Known Use: 1647

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