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Ruffian - Definition

Related Words: Philistine, Belligerent, Blade, Booger, Bourgeois, Bravo, Buffoon, Bugger, Bully, Cad, Churl, Clown, Combatant, Competitor, Contestant, Cutthroat

Ruffian is a term for a boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow.


Ruffian was a famous thoroughbred filly racehorse.


In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the word was used to describe the Men known as "Sharkey’s Men", who oppressed the Hobbits of the Shire for their leader Saruman.


Ruffian also refers to a chess engine. See Ruffian (chess).

Example Usage of Ruffian

doktored: @kilimark 214 goes to and from that Ruffian haven highgate
virtualpedigree: Ruffian Chango of Har-Wyn http://bit.ly/6Ohwz5 #amstaff #apbt
virtualpedigree: Ruffian Kora of har-Wyn http://bit.ly/6kxFY7 #amstaff #apbt
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