1. plural of bravo; exclamations of approval, especially for a performance
2. plural of bravo; hired assassins or thugs
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The audience shouted bravos after the soprano’s stunning aria.
• Thunderous bravos filled the concert hall at the end of the performance.
• The pianist received enthusiastic bravos from the crowd.
• Multiple bravos echoed through the theater after the final curtain call.
• The opera singer was moved to tears by the sustained bravos.
• In the novel, the villain employed bravos to eliminate his enemies.
• The duke’s bravos carried out their deadly mission under cover of darkness.