Thug vs Delinquent - What's the difference?
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A criminal with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire.
(dated) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped and offered their victims to her.
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
(obsolete) a term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642 - 1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
As nouns the difference between thug and delinquent
is that thug is a criminal with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire while delinquent is one who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.As an adjective delinquent is
late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.thug
English
(wikipedia thug) From (etyl) . Thuggee was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in murdering and robbing travellers and known for strangling their victims, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century) to the 19th century. During of India, many Indian words passed into common English, and in 1810 thug referred to members of these Indian gangs. The sense was adopted more generally as "ruffian, cutthroat" by 1839.Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* See alsodelinquent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
- The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments.
