n.
Pronunciation: ˌ des-p ə - ' rä-( ˌ )d ō , - ' r ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -does or -dos
Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete desperate desperado, from desperate, adjective
Date: 1647
: a bold or violent criminal especially : a bandit of the western U.S. in the 19th century