noun
- plural of desperado; dangerous criminals or outlaws, especially those who are reckless and violent
Usage: often refers to historical Western outlaws
Examples
- The town was terrorized by a gang of desperadoes who robbed banks and trains.
- In the Old West, desperadoes often fled to remote hideouts in the mountains.
- The sheriff organized a posse to hunt down the desperadoes.
- These desperadoes were wanted dead or alive by the authorities.
- The desperadoes rode into town at high noon, guns blazing.
- Local newspapers wrote sensational stories about the notorious desperadoes.