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Noun: desperado (desperadoes,desperados)  ,de-spu'raa-dow
  1. A bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
    - desperate criminal

Derived forms: desperadoes, desperados

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw

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