/ˈbɹɑvoʊ/, /bɹɑˈvoʊ/, /ˈbɹɑːvəʊ/
OriginBorrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.
- A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
“As for Rochester, he had not genius enough to enter the lists with Dryden, so he fell upon another method of revenge; and meanly hired bravoes to assault him.”
“Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter.”
“"Why should I fight the King of England's bravoes?" inquired Acour in a languid voice of those who stood about him, a question at which they laughed.”
- A shout of "bravo!"
“There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest.”
- alt-ofAlternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
“Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!”
- To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!
“"And my Sunbeam was bravoed, and encored, and crowned with flowers, was she not?"”
“Together they had bravoed the great tragedians, and together hopelessly worshipped the beautiful faces, enskied and sainted, of famous actresses.”
Formsbravos(plural) · bravoes(plural) · bravi(plural) · bravo!(canonical) · bravos(present, singular, third-person) · bravoes(present, singular, third-person) · bravoing(participle, present) · bravoed(participle, past) · bravoed(past) · Bravos(plural)