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bravoes

bravoes is the plural of bravo.

Meaning of bravo

Noun

bravo (plural bravos or bravoes or bravi)

  1. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
    • As for Rochester, he had not genius enough to enter the lists with Dryden, so he fell upon another method of revenge; and meanly hired bravoes to assault him.1753, Theophilus Cibber, The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753)
    Synonyms:
    mercenary
  2. A shout of "bravo!"
    • There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest.1907, Kate Dickinson Sweetser, Boys and girls from Thackeray

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Questions about bravoes

What is bravoes the plural of?
Bravoes is the plural of bravo.

Words near bravoes in the dictionary

  1. bravissimo
  2. bravity
  3. bravo
  4. Bravo Zulu
  5. bravoed
  6. bravoes
  7. bravoing
  8. bravoite
  9. bravoites
  10. Bravolebrities
  11. Bravolebrity

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