thug

Definition of Thug in English :

an aggressive and violent young criminal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thug

noun

1.

a tough and violent man, esp a criminal

2. (sometimes capital)

(formerly) a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India who typically strangled their victims

noun

1. [also T-]

a member of a former group in India that murdered and robbed in the service of Kali

2.

a rough, brutal hoodlum, gangster, robber, etc.

n.

1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.

2. also Thug One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.