буя́н — meaning in English
Buyan
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English meaning
- brawler noun A person who takes part in rough, noisy fights.
- hoodlum noun A violent or lawless young troublemaker; a small-time thug.
- hooligan noun A violent or destructive troublemaker, especially one acting as part of a rowdy group.
- rowdy adjective Loud, boisterous, and disorderly.
- ruffian noun A violent, lawless, or thuggish person.
Senses
буя́н is used for these senses in English:
- Buyan (Slavic mythology, folklore) In Russian folklore, a mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide; the home of the Zoryas (solar goddesses) and three brothers representing the Northern, Western, and Eastern Winds.
- brawler One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
- hoodlum A rough or violent youth.
- hooligan (informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- rowdy (countable) A boisterous person; a brawler.
- ruffian A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
brawler — full definition
- noun A person who takes part in rough, noisy fights.
- noun A video game in which characters fight opponents hand to hand.
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