Desperado
noun
A person who does dangerous actions without thinking about the results and doesn't follow the laws.
The desperado fled the town after robbing the bank.
Often appears as...
- outlawed desperado
- infamous desperado
noun
A person who does dangerous actions without thinking about the results and doesn't follow the laws.
The desperado fled the town after robbing the bank.
Often appears as...
- outlawed desperado
- infamous desperado
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Aura
Desperado often implies a sense of danger and unpredictability linked to characters in Western films.
The old Western featured a desperado causing havoc across the frontier.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
'Desperado' is usually associated with historical or romanticized outlaws, not modern criminals.
He dressed up like a desperado for the themed party, complete with a cowboy hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
In American culture, a desperado can symbolize the rebellious and untamed spirit of the Old West.
She admired the desperado's defiance against corrupt authorities in the film.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Aura
Desperado often implies a sense of danger and unpredictability linked to characters in Western films.
The old Western featured a desperado causing havoc across the frontier.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
'Desperado' is usually associated with historical or romanticized outlaws, not modern criminals.
He dressed up like a desperado for the themed party, complete with a cowboy hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
In American culture, a desperado can symbolize the rebellious and untamed spirit of the Old West.
She admired the desperado's defiance against corrupt authorities in the film.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Aura
Desperado often implies a sense of danger and unpredictability linked to characters in Western films.
The old Western featured a desperado causing havoc across the frontier.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
'Desperado' is usually associated with historical or romanticized outlaws, not modern criminals.
He dressed up like a desperado for the themed party, complete with a cowboy hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
In American culture, a desperado can symbolize the rebellious and untamed spirit of the Old West.
She admired the desperado's defiance against corrupt authorities in the film.
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Quote examples
Bill Medley
American Musician
Every so often, if I'm in a melancholy mood, I'll sing 'Desperado' in my shows. I'll sit alone at the piano and play it as a solo. The song feels like an old friend - except now it's saying, 'You were a desperado once, but you worked your way out of it.
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Dave Itzkoff
American Journalist
Where would heist movies be without the Big Score - that payoff so irresistible it can lure the most jaded desperado out of hiding?
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.
Quote examples
Bill Medley
American Musician
Every so often, if I'm in a melancholy mood, I'll sing 'Desperado' in my shows. I'll sit alone at the piano and play it as a solo. The song feels like an old friend - except now it's saying, 'You were a desperado once, but you worked your way out of it.
Quote examples
Dave Itzkoff
American Journalist
Where would heist movies be without the Big Score - that payoff so irresistible it can lure the most jaded desperado out of hiding?
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.
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