desperado

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Synonyms: desperate, desperados, desperacy

Antonyms: desperate, desperados, desperacy

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Noun

1. A [[bold]] [[outlaw]], especially one from southern portions<!-- Spanish word --> of the [[Wild West]].
2. {{lb|en|colloquial}} A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a [[down-and-outer]], an [[addict]], etc.
3. {{lb|en|colloquial}} A person who is desperately [[in love]] or is desperate for a [[romantic]] or [[sexual]] [[relationship]].
4. {{lb|en|chess}} A [[piece]] that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about [[stalemate]] or [[perpetual]] [[check]].

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