| Main Entry: | athlete |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person involved in sports |
Synonyms: |
amateur, animal, challenger, competitor, contender, contestant, games player, gorilla, iron person, jock, jockey, muscle person, player, professional, shoulders, sport, sportsperson, superjock |
| Main Entry: | goon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruffian |
Synonyms: |
bozo, bruiser, dope, gorilla, hood, hooligan*, jerk, lummox, moron, nincompoop, ninny, sap, strong-arm, thug, tough guy |
| Main Entry: | monkey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | primate |
Synonyms: |
anthropoid, ape, baboon, chimpanzee, gorilla, imp, lemur, monk, orangutan, rascal, scamp, simian |
| Notes: | a monkey is a primate and not a type of ape, an ape is a primate and not a type of monkey, and a chimpanzee is a type of ape (so it's a primate but not a monkey) |
| Main Entry: | thug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
Synonyms: |
assassin, bandit, bully, criminal, delinquent, gang member, gangster, goon, gorilla, gunman, hired killer, hood, hooligan, killer, mobster, murderer, professional killer, punk, rioter, rowdy, ruffian, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | primate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order of mammals |
Synonyms: |
anthropoid, ape, brachiator, cercopithecoid, chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla, great ape, hominoid, human, man, monkey, orangutan |
| Main Entry: | anthropoid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ape |
Synonyms: |
chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla, humanoid, monkey, orang, orangutan, primate |
| Main Entry: | hoodlum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crook |
Synonyms: |
bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon, gorilla, hooligan, larrikin, mobster, punk, rowdy, ruffian, thug |
| Main Entry: | primate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anthropoid |
Synonyms: |
ape, baboon, chimpanzee, gorilla, human, lemur, mammal, man, monkey, orangutan |
| Main Entry: | simian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ape |
Synonyms: |
anthropoid, chimpanzee, gorilla, monkey, orangutan, primate |