Synonyms for desperado

Grammar : Noun

Spell : des-puh-rah-doh, -rey-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛs pəˈrɑ doʊ, -ˈreɪ-

Définition of desperado

Origin : c.1600, "a person in despair," mock-Spanish version of desperate (n.) "reckless criminal" (1560s), from Latin desperatus (see desperation). There was an adjective desperado in Old Spanish, meaning "out of hope, desperate," but apparently it never was used as a noun and it probably has nothing to do with the English word. Meaning "a desperate or reckless man" is recorded from 1640s.

noun criminal

Example sentences :

He was a desperado, and it was said that he had killed at least two men in his time.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

But, monsieur, I am not one who would wish you to be a common bravo—a desperado—for me.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

He had formerly been ridiculed as a visionary, he was now pitied as a desperado.
Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various

The grave of Black-heart Bill, the desperado, who is buried there.
Extract from : « Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer » by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham

It couldn't be at the stars; such a desperado was neither astrologer nor astronomer.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various

“Got a warrant for you,” he announced when the desperado had demanded to know who was there.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

A desperado, seeking to kill him, threw down on him as he was entering a saloon.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

What folly it was to venture into the world with such a guide as this desperado, Whiskerandos!
Extract from : « The Rambles of a Rat » by A. L. O. E.

That desperado did not know anyone anywhere within a thousand miles.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

No one knew just how it happened, but Lett sprang at the desperado.
Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth

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