desperado

[US]/ˌdespə'rɑːdəʊ/
[UK]/ˌdɛspə'rɑdo/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. outlaw, violent criminal
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He was known as a desperado in the wild west.

The desperado robbed the bank at gunpoint.

The sheriff finally caught the desperado after a long chase.

The desperado rode into town on a stolen horse.

They say he's a real desperado, always getting into trouble.

The desperado's hideout was discovered by the authorities.

The desperado's gang was feared throughout the region.

The desperado had a price on his head for his crimes.

The desperado was known for his quick draw and sharpshooting skills.

The townspeople were on edge knowing a desperado was on the loose.

Real-world Examples

For our desperadoes, it's a marriage made in heaven.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

The Guanacaste forest is home to a good many of these desperadoes.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

She's watching her Mexican soap opera. The rebel's virgin daughter is about to be seduced by the escaped desperado.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

How'd I go from desperado to accountant?

Source: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2

He wanted to designate a destroyer and some desperate desperadoes to a destitute country.

Source: Pan Pan

After a moment she began to smile. She didn't like the looks of this elderly desperado but his presence would simplify matters.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" If, " said I, " even one of our countrymen succumbs to these overbearing desperadoes, that will indeed be a defeat for the country" !

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

For some time the neighborhood has been terrorized by the crimes of a gang of desperadoes, who, under the cover of a carefully planned organization, have perpetrated the most infamous cruelties on men and women.

Source: Three mysterious people

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