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Meanings of bravo in English

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Automobile model, Mitsubishi Motors.

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A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed.

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Examples for "assassin"
Examples for "assassin"
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The assassin and getaway driver remain at-large, according to law enforcement officials.
Reuters
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It doesn't matter if President Abraham Lincoln's assassin actually uttered these words.
The Irish Times
3
The mother trembled; the name of the assassin flashed through her mind.
Mother
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The assassin prowled the bedroom level of the house, exploring every room.
Pathfinder
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I know too that you've not the heart of a common assassin.
Blood Meridian
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I wish they would let me get my hands on the assassinator.
Letters to jackie: condolences from a grieving nation
2
Damien, the attempted assassinator of Louis XV.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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"Mrs. Gettridge is a social assassinator belongs to a regular Mafia of mischief-makers and old cats-youknow you used to care once."
The Motormaniacs
Usage of bravo in English
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Then it dawned upon the bravo that a swordsman stood before him.
The Hunters of the Hills
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What I said was unpleasant, but the bravo knew it was true.
The House of the Wolf: A Romance
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This is a character which art might appropriate, even to a bravo.
The Bravo: A Tale
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The active policy remains-say, assassination by the knife of a hired bravo?
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
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This is the bravo's dance, the water dance, swift and sudden.
A Game of Thrones
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As I turned, my glance fell upon the bravo whom I had shot.
The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sie...
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It is safer to employ a bravo, and to pay him.
Prince Eugene and His Times
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You have lived the life of a bully, a common bravo, a gamester.
Under the Red Robe
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He began to press the bravo and Boucher's followers were silent.
The Hunters of the Hills
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You can't find another bravo to take the risk, not for any money!
The Unwilling Vestal
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In obedience to it, it was the bravo now who advanced and engaged Garnache.
St. Martin's Summer
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A Hibernian bravo; determined to pursue the most desperate means to effect his purpose.
Anna St. Ives
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This abrupt question and the insolent glance of the bravo annoyed the young man.
Dona Perfecta
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If so, bravo and well done; can I go now?
The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
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Now, Ramos fancies himself in the supposed position of bravo.
The Plunderer
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The first thought that popped into my head on hearing the news was: bravo.
The Guardian
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