US /ˌdɛspəˈrɑdoʊ/ UK /ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, especially of the old West

    The desperado was wanted in three territories for armed robbery.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a bold, reckless criminal... outlawbanditcriminalbrigandruffiancutthroatgangster
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Etymology

Pseudo-Spanish formation (with a mock-Spanish -ado ending) based on English desperate, ultimately from Latin desperatus ('hopeless'), from desperare ('to despair').

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