bully boy
Tough guy, intimidating
A bully boy is someone who uses intimidation or violence to achieve aims, typically on behalf of another.
The term often describes enforcers or thugs working for a political figure, crime boss, or organization: The dictator's bully boys silenced dissent.
As an adjective, bully-boy describes aggressive, thuggish tactics: bully-boy behavior, bully-boy tactics.
enforcer
One who ensures compliance
- strong-armCoerce through intimidation
- henchmanLoyal criminal subordinate
- heavyOf great mass
muscle · thug · bruiser · goon · tough · roughneck · hoodlum · ruffian · hired muscle · legbreaker
bully boypeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
gentle soul · pacifist · protector · sweetheart · softie
bully boydiplomat
Official foreign representative
conciliator · peacekeeper · negotiator · arbitrator · reconciler
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