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villain vs gallows bird

gallows bird vs villain

villain and gallows bird both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
villain Yes No No No
gallows bird Yes No No No
As nouns, gallows bird is a hyponym of villain; that is, gallows bird is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than villain:
  • villain: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
  • gallows bird: a person who deserves to be hanged
Other hyponyms of villain include blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel, hound, knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet, villainess.
villain (noun) gallows bird (noun)
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately a person who deserves to be hanged
the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
Difference between villain and gallows bird

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