Noun: ruffian rú-fee-un
- An uncultured, aggressive, rude, noisy troublemaker
"The ruffians caused chaos at the football match";
- bully, tough [informal], hooligan, roughneck [informal], rowdy, yob [Brit, informal], yobo [Brit, informal], yobbo [Brit, informal], scally [UK, informal], ned [UK, informal]
Derived forms: ruffians
Type of: aggressor, assailant, assailer, assaulter, attacker
Encyclopedia: Ruffian