(~s)
1.
A ~ is a person who is paid to hurt or threaten people. (AM INFORMAL)
He and the other ~ began to beat me up.
N-COUNT
2.
If you call someone a ~, you think they behave in a silly way. (OLD-FASHIONED)
N-COUNT disapproval
(~s)
1.
A ~ is a person who is paid to hurt or threaten people. (AM INFORMAL)
He and the other ~ began to beat me up.
N-COUNT
2.
If you call someone a ~, you think they behave in a silly way. (OLD-FASHIONED)
N-COUNT disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012