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desperado

[ des-puh-rah-doh, -rey- ]

noun

plural desperadoes, desperados.
  1. a bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, especially in the early days of the American West.


desperado

/ ËŒ»åÉ›²õ±èəˈ°ùÉ‘Ë»åəʊ /

noun

  1. a reckless or desperate person, esp one ready to commit any violent illegal act
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of desperado1

1600–10; probably pseudo-Spanish alteration of desperate (as noun, now obsolete), in same sense
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of desperado1

C17: probably pseudo-Spanish variant of obsolete desperate (n) a reckless character
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Instead of lawn or little potted palms around the pool, there are oversize stands of desperado sage, a fragrant hybrid between white sage and purple sage, growing so untamed they’re nearly spilling into the pool.

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After all, who can resist belting along to a vivid piano ballad that rhymes “Silverado†with “desperado?â€

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But it seems clear that there was no reason to approach him so aggressively, as though he were some armed desperado fleeing a murder scene.

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The Special Operations Division of the DEA often goes overseas to capture desperados with elaborate undercover stings.

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With his stocky build, unnerving gaze, five o’clock shadow and tightly wound energy, Mr. Persoff specialized in portraying gangland figures, Wild West desperados, bellicose generalissimos and Cold War heavies.

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