Ruffian

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. Bp. Reynolds.

2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian Shak.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] Shak.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.