hoodlum
noun
[ ˈhuːdləm ]
• a person who engages in crime and violence; a hooligan or gangster.
• "they were the ‘professional’ gangsters of New York, hoodlums and racketeers"
Similar:
hooligan,
thug,
lout,
delinquent,
vandal,
ruffian,
rowdy,
tearaway,
larrikin,
tough,
rough,
bruiser,
roughneck,
yob,
yobbo,
bovver boy,
lager lout,
chav,
hoodie,
keelie,
ned,
roughie,
hoon,
gangster,
gang member,
mobster,
criminal,
gunman,
racketeer,
member of a criminal gang,
member of the Mafia,
Mafioso,
Yardie,
yakuza,
hitman,
hatchet man,
heavy,
gorilla,
hood,
goon,
Origin:
late 19th century: of unknown origin.
