noun🔗ShareSchläger, HalunkenSomeone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire."The store owner hired some thugs to scare away the people who were protesting outside his business. "Der Ladenbesitzer engagierte einige Schläger, um die Leute zu verjagen, die vor seinem Geschäft protestierten.personhumaninhumanpoliceactioncharactersocietygroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThugs, WürgerOne of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her."The historical accounts of the thugs describe them as a group of assassins who terrorized travelers in northern India. "Historische Berichte über die Thugs beschreiben sie als eine Gruppe von Assassinen, die Reisende in Nordindien terrorisierten.religionhistorygroupcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWucherer, AusbreiterIn gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed."The mint plants, once neatly contained, have become absolute thugs in the herb garden, choking out the basil and parsley. "Die Minzpflanzen, einst ordentlich eingegrenzt, sind zu absoluten Wucherern im Kräutergarten geworden und ersticken Basilikum und Petersilie.plantagriculturenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchläger, HalunkeA punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan."The store owner called the police when a group of thugs started vandalizing his shop. "Der Ladenbesitzer rief die Polizei, als eine Gruppe von Schlägern begann, sein Geschäft zu beschädigen.personcharactersocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
