maton : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

maton [ma.tun.] :

ruffian (n.); thug (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: mat�n: bully ]

Synonyms: tigas

Derivatives of maton

Glosses:

ruffian
n. (person)	1. bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo	a cruel and brutal fellow.
	~ aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker	someone who attacks.
	~ bullyboy	a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction.
	~ muscleman, muscle	a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard.; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
	~ skinhead	a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations.
	~ plug-ugly, tough guy	someone who bullies weaker people.
thug
n. (person)	1. goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie	an aggressive and violent young criminal.
	~ bully	a hired thug.
	~ criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.