Des′per‐a″do (?), n.; pl.Desperadoes (#). [OSp. desperado, p. p. of desperar, fr. L. desperare. See Desperate.] A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions, and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.