Desperado

Word DESPERADO
Character 9
Hyphenation des per a do
Pronunciations /dɛspəˈɹɑːdəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Desperado"

What do we mean by desperado?

A bold or desperate outlaw, especially of the American frontier. noun

A desperate or reckless man; one urged by furious passions; one habituated to lawless deeds either for himself or for others. noun

A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions, and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian. noun

A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West. noun

A bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) noun

A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.

A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.

A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.

A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.

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The word "desperado" in example sentences

You have information as to the arrival of a man known as a desperado with a grudge against the two dead men, yet you know of no steps to take. ❋ Charles Neville Buck (1904)

On the other hand, his evil repute has been wildly exaggerated by careless journalists and their local informants, who seek to embellish their limited acquaintance with a "desperado"; with the result that the real man has been virtually entombed by tale and legend which since his death has petrified as myth. ❋ Dirda, Michael (2008)

If LTC Shaffer such a "desperado," why did he get a security clearance in the first place and why did it keep getting renewed? ❋ Unknown (2005)

"beseeches" the brigand for "his son Onesimus," telling him that now he receives him "forever," and then calls the desperado "our dearly beloved fellow-laborer"! ❋ Nehemiah Adams (1842)

About this period a "desperado" of world-wide fame named Harry Tracy was raising a siege of terror in the State of Oregon, having committed over a dozen murders, and successfully baffled the police. ❋ Harry De Windt (1894)

Lately a child in the other cabin was taken ill, and though there were idle men and horses at hand, it was only the "desperado" who rode sixty miles in "the shortest time ever made" to bring the doctor. ❋ Unknown (1867)

The title of "desperado," "Negro murderer," is very easily obtained in the South. ❋ Unknown (1863)

Little danger but the Edition will sell; Fraser knows his own Trade well enough, and is as much a "desperado" as poor Attila ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

IFP deputy chairman Lionel Mtshali on Monday said: "It astonishes us that the ANC leadership in KwaZulu-Natal can allow the premier of this province to be described as a desperado and as ❋ Unknown (1998)

"If LTC Shaffer such a "desperado," why did he get a security clearance in the first place and why did it keep getting renewed? ❋ Unknown (2005)

"desperado" would make an excellenbt 7SD theme. check the lyrics against the shows. and i could use some extra royalties. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She may have attended the Brit School, but she is as far from the dead-eyed, all-singing, all-dancing stage-school desperado as imaginable. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Is not mentally retarded, but physically, the disease he has affects his speech and motor functions, not his ability to think or reason. miilits the mexico dudes were supercool (reminded me of desperado cool). was an awesome episode! freemachine ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. Tavarez says he can ward them off with a few gentle questions, but every so often, a sweaty desperado will race by and splash into the pool fully clothed. ❋ Anne Kadet (2011)

'American Idol's' Amy Brumfield, also known as 'Tent Girl,' is a homeless desperado with a heart of gold -- and a checkered past. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2012)

For'ard, rifle in hand, among the Raiatean sailors, stood a desperado whom Mauriri announced was Raoul's brother. ❋ Unknown (2010)

January 14th, 2010 at 2: 57 pm tombaker says: fuzzy tries to “win” by typo. what a desperado that fuzzy be. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Then, on Broadway in 1934, he was cast as desperado Duke Mantee in Robert Sherwood's "The Petrified Forest." ❋ Henry Allen (2011)

From an Alaskan hero he was metamorphosed into an Alaskan bully, liar, desperado, and all around "bad Man." ❋ Unknown (2010)

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