Ruffian vs Hoodlum - What's the difference?
ruffian | hoodlum |
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
(obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
* Bishop Reynolds
Hoodlum is a synonym of ruffian.
As nouns the difference between ruffian and hoodlum
is that ruffian is a scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person while hoodlum is a gangster; a hired thug.As a verb ruffian
is to play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.As an adjective ruffian
is brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.ruffian
English
Noun
(en noun)- Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian ?
- He [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, revelling with her ruffians .