toughie(PERSON)informal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Gangsters, thugs & criminal organizations
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thug | American Dictionary
thug
noun[ C ]
us/θʌɡ/
a man who acts violently, esp. a criminal:
Some thugs smashed his windows.