Bra·vo n.; pl. Bravoes   A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
 Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.
 And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.   --Churchill.


 bravoes
      See bravo


 bravo
      n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political
           figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and
           often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were
           hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and
           emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator]
      2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great
         performance
      v : applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'
      [also: bravoes (pl)]