Dictionary entry

Bravo

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.

And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.

Churchill.