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- US Pronunciation
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- [bad-man]
- /ˈbædˌmæn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bad-man]
- /ˈbædˌmæn/
Definitions of badman word
- noun badman a hired gunman, outlaw, or criminal 3
- noun badman a cattle thief, desperado, or hired gunman of the old West 3
- noun plural badman a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S. 1
- noun badman (historical, US) A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history. 1
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Origin of badman
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; bad1 + man1
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Parts of speech for Badman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
badman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
badman usage trend in Literature
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