HyperDic: hoodlum

English > 1 sense of the word *hoodlum*:
NOUN	person	hoodlum, hood, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer	an aggressive and violent young criminal

hoodlum > pronunciation
Sounds	hhuh'dlahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *hoodlum*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	An aggressive and violent young criminal.
Synonyms	hood, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
Narrower	bully	A hired thug
Broader	criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Spanish	bandido, matón
Catalan	perdonavides