name
Meaning 1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
badman
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 D M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
Examples
- Billy the Kid was a badman.
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noun
Meaning 3
A gangster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica
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History
Etymology
English occupational surname for the servant of someone called Badd or Batt, but possibly, in some cases, a nickname for a reprobate, from bad + man.
From bad + man.