noun
1.
a person inclined or hired to treat another roughly, brutally, or murderously
was beaten and robbed by thugs
Synonyms: ||gorilla, ||hood, hoodlum, hooligan, ruffian, strong arm; compare tough
Related Word: bully, ||larrikan, plug-ugly, roughneck, rowdy, tough; punk; cutthroat, gangster, gunman, mobster; goon, hatchet man
2.
Synonyms: tough , mucker, mug, plug-ugly, punk, rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yahoo