ruffian ruffer • ruffianage · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · ruffian · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow. Synonyms: bully, tough, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bully · · Synonym 1 tough · · Synonym 2 hooligan · · Synonym 3 roughneck · · Synonym 4 rowdy · · Synonym 5 yob · · Synonym 6 yobo · · Synonym 7 yobbo · · Synonym 8 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 u latin small letter u U+0075