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desperado
/dɛspəˈɹɑːdəʊ/
noun 4
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1VERB + DESPERADO
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noun
1
A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
The kind of persons who excite or give signal to such revolutions — students, young men of letters […], or fierce and justly bankrupt desperadoes, acting everywhere on the discontent of the millions and blowing it into flame, — might give rise to reflections as to the character of our epoch.
Surely this was the face of a desperado.
2
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.
The shortstops and desperados were not permitted to play in this marker crap game.
3
A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.
4
A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.
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The kind of persons who excite or give signal to such revolutions — students, young men of letters […], or fierce and justly bankrupt desperadoes, acting everywhere on the discontent of the millions a
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Surely this was the face of a desperado.
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The shortstops and desperados were not permitted to play in this marker crap game.
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