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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that is bad, especially a villain or criminal.

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  • noun informal A person of bad character in a work of fiction; in a western he will typically wear a black hat.

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  • noun the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

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corruption of bad + guy

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