THUG


Meaning of THUG in English

n.1 a vicious or brutal ruffian.

2 (Thug) hist. a member of a religious organization of robbers and assassins in India.

Derivatives:

thuggery n. thuggish adj. thuggishly adv. thuggishness n.

Etymology: Hindi & Marathi thag swindler

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.