goon
noun [C] (CRIMINAL) /ɡuːn/ US informalDefinition
› a violent criminal who is paid to hurt or threaten peopleGangsters, thugs and criminal organizations
(Definition of goon noun (CRIMINAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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