Bravoes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bravo \Bra"vo\, n.; pl. {Bravoes}. [I. See {Brave}, a.]
     A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a
     professional assassin or murderer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.


           And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.
                                                    --Churchill.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bravoes
       See {bravo}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bravo
       n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political
            figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and
            often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were
            hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and
            emperors" [syn: {assassin}, {assassinator}]
       2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great
          performance
       v : applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'
       [also: {bravoes} (pl)]