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- Dictionaryhooligan/ˈhuːlɪɡ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang: "a drunken hooligan"
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A hooligan is a violent person who fights or causes damage in public places. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, translations and related terms.
A hooligan is a usually young man who engages in rowdy or violent behavior especially as part of a group or gang. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of hooligan from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
If you describe people as hooligans, you are critical of them because they behave in a noisy and violent way in a public place.
A hooligan is a rowdy person who causes trouble for others. Hooligans are similar to bullies and thugs. This is a slightly old-fashioned word for a troublemaker, especially a violent troublemaker.
A hooligan is a person who intentionally makes trouble or breaks the law with rowdy, unruly behavior, especially with other hooligans. Hooligan is synonymous with ruffian and hoodlum, but all three words can sound a little too outdated to capture the seriousness of the trouble that such people can cause.
a young person who behaves in an extremely noisy and violent way in public, usually in a group. English football hooligans. gangs of soccer hooligans roaming the streets. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
A hooligan is someone who behaves badly or violently and causes damage in a public place. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, translations and usage with examples from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary.
