Hooligan and Pirate

Hooligan

Hooligan noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.

Usage example: shouldn't you hooligans be in school instead of threatening old ladies?

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Pirate and hooligan are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pirate" instead a noun "Hooligan".

Nearby Word: hooliganism

Pirate noun - Someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea.

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Hooligan and pirate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hooligan" instead a noun "Pirate".

Nearby Words: pirated, pirating, piracy, piratical, piratic

average	average hooligan	average pirate
notorious	notorious hooligan	notorious pirate
vicious	vicious hooligan	vicious pirate
young	young hooligan	young pirate
Other adjectives: intergalactic.

Cerebus Retcon: When the Hooligan tribe encounters Grimbeard the Ghastly's booby traps while searching for his treasure in How to Be a Pirate, the reader assumes that Grimbeard merely had a nasty sense of humor.

Source: Literature / How to Train Your Dragon

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