Bravo - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Bravo :  (noun)
1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator]
2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance (verb)

1: applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'

Based on WordNet 2.0

Bravo : \Bra"vo\, n.; pl. Bravoes. [I. See Brave, a.] A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.

Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way. --Churchill.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Bravo : \Bra"vo\, interj. [It. See Brave.] Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Bravo

lebron6: @rkornhauser como barney hippie.. Bravo!
nosoymarlon: @ari_rocker Cómo ves? Y además ponen a Ramón Morales transferible, con tanto bultazo como el Venado y Omar Bravo, qué lástima.
danieltrainor: @MissNikkiRhodes You go girl! Such a model professional. Bravo.
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