1. Noun
A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.
2. Noun
A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
3. Adjective
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
4. Verb
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
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