vandal
noun
[ ˈvand(ə)l ]
• a person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others.
• "the rear window of the car was smashed by vandals"
Similar:
hooligan,
hoodlum,
thug,
lout,
delinquent,
ruffian,
rowdy,
troublemaker,
tearaway,
tough,
rough,
bruiser,
roughneck,
bovver boy,
lager lout,
chav,
hoodie,
hood,
goon,
keelie,
ned,
roughie,
hoon,
• a member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, Rome (455), and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries.
Origin:
from Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. vandal (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.
