Meaning of Bravo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
3. A shout of "bravo!"
4. Alternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
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Examples

“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.”

“Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter.”

“"Why should I fight the King of England's bravoes?" inquired Acour in a languid voice of those who stood about him, a question at which they laughed.”

“Because the headache will always be there, a weapon that never wears out and is as deadly as the bravo’s rapier or Lucrezia's poison vial.”

“There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest.”

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