Bravo \Bra"vo\, n.; pl. Bravoes. [I. See Brave, a.]
A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a
professional assassin or murderer.
Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab,
like bravoes, all who come this way. --Churchill.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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