English-Thai Dictionary

thug

N คน โหดร้าย  kon-hod-rai

 

thuggee

N การปล้น และ รัด คอ เจ้าของ ทรัพย์สิน ทำให้ ตาย 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THUG

Thug, n. Etym: [Hind. thag a deceiver, robber. ]

 

Defn: One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.

 

THUGGEE

Thug *gee ", n. Etym: [Hind. .]

 

Defn: The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs. "One of the suppressors of Thuggee. " J. D. Hooker.

 

THUGGERY; THUGGISM

THUGGERY; THUGGISM Thug "ger *y, Thug "gism, n.

 

Defn: Thuggee.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thug

thug |THəg θəɡ | ▶noun 1 a violent person, esp. a criminal. [mid 19th cent.: extension of sense 2 . ] 2 ( Thug ) historical a member of a religious organization of robbers and assassins in India. Devotees of the goddess Kali, the Thugs waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travelers, in a ritually prescribed manner. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s. DERIVATIVES thug ger y |-gərē |noun, thug gish adjective, thug gish ly adverb, thug gish ness noun, thug gism |-ˌgizəm |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Hindi ṭhag ‘swindler, thief, ’ based on Sanskrit sthagati ‘he covers or conceals. ’

 

thuggee

thug gee |ˈTHəgē ˈθəɡi | ▶noun historical the robbery and murder practiced by the Thugs in accordance with their ritual. ORIGIN from Hindi ṭhagī, from ṭhag (see thug ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

thug

thug |θʌg | ▶noun 1 a violent person, especially a criminal: he was attacked by a gang of thugs. 2 ( Thug ) historical a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India. Devotees of the goddess Kali, the Thugs waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travellers, in a ritually prescribed manner. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s. DERIVATIVES thuggery noun, thuggish adjective, thuggishly adverb, thuggishness noun, thuggism noun ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Hindi ṭhag ‘swindler, thief ’, based on Sanskrit sthagati ‘he covers or conceals ’. Sense 1 arose in the mid 19th cent.

 

thuggee

thuggee |θʌˈgiː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical the robbery and murder practised by the Thugs in accordance with their ritual. ORIGIN from Hindi ṭhagī, from ṭhag (see thug ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

thug

thug noun one of Capone's thugs: ruffian, hooligan, vandal, hoodlum, gangster, villain, criminal; informal tough, bruiser, goon, heavy, enforcer, hired gun, hood.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

thug

thug noun ruffian, hoodlum, bully boy, bully, bandit, mugger, gangster, terrorist, gunman, murderer, killer, hitman, assassin, hooligan, vandal, Yardie; informal tough, bruiser, hired gun; Brit. informal rough, bovver boy, lager lout, chav, hoodie; Scottish & N. English informal ned; N. Amer. informal hood, goon; Austral. /NZ informal roughie, hoon; dated cut-throat, desperado; rare myrmidon.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thug

thug /θʌɡ /名詞 C ｟けなして ｠暴漢, 悪党, 殺し屋 .th ú g gish 形容詞

 

thuggery

thug ger y /θʌ́ɡ (ə )ri /名詞 U 暴力 (行為 ); 殺人, 暗殺 .