Synonyms of the word

roughneck

• n. (colloquial, chiefly US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
• n. (colloquial, chiefly US) An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer.
• n. (colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig.
• v. To work as a laborer on an oil rig.

aggressor

• n. The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an…

assailant

• n. Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally; an attacker.
• n. (figuratively, by extension) A hostile critic or opponent.
• adj. Assailing; attacking.

assaulter

• n. One who commits assault.

attacker

• n. Someone who attacks.
• n. (soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal,…

bully

• n. A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.
• n. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an…
• n. A hired thug.
• n. A prostitute’s minder; a pimp.
• n. (uncountable) Bully beef.
• n. (obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
• n. The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
• n. A small freshwater fish.
• n. (obsolete or dialectal, Ireland and Northern England) An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade.
• n. (dialectal) A companion; mate. (male or female).
• n. (obsolete) darling, sweetheart. (male or female).
• v. (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
• v. (transitive) To act aggressively towards.
• adj. (US, slang) Very good; excellent.
• adj. (slang) Jovial and blustering; dashing.
• interj. (often followed by for) Well done!

hooligan

• n. (informal, pejorative) A person that causes trouble or violence.

rowdy

• adj. loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
• n. A boisterous person; a brawler.

ruffian

• n. A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
• n. (obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
• n. (obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
• v. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
• adj. Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.

tough

• adj. Strong and resilient; sturdy.
• adj. (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
• adj. Rugged or physically hardy.
• adj. Stubborn.
• adj. (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
• adj. Rowdy or rough.
• adj. (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
• adj. (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
• interj. (slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy.
• n. A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
• v. To endure.
• v. To toughen.

yob

• n. (obsolete, back slang) A boy.
• n. (pejorative, chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour…

yobbo

• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, pejorative, slang) A yob.

yobo

• n. (slang, Australia) Someone, usually a male, who is uncouth, badly behaved and obnoxious. Loud and drunk…
• n. (slang, Britain) A cruel and brutal fellow.