ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Badman

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Badman is a noun meaning (Jamaica) A gangster.

Meaning

(Jamaica) A gangster.

More Meanings

  1. (historical, US) A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history.

Example Sentences

Billy the Kid was a badman.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include badboy, badgeman, badass, bad-ass, madman, do-badder.

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