thug /θʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Hindi ; Origin: thag 'thief' , from Sanskrit sthaga 'bad man' ]
a violent man:
He was beaten up by a gang of young thugs.
thug /θʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Hindi ; Origin: thag 'thief' , from Sanskrit sthaga 'bad man' ]
a violent man:
He was beaten up by a gang of young thugs.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012