bravo

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bravo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.
           And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.
                                                    --Churchill.
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  Bravo \Bra"vo\, interj. [It. See Brave.]
     Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
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bravo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bravo
      n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political
           figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired
           to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like
           animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn:
           assassin, assassinator, bravo]
      2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great
         performance
      v 1: applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'