frightenern.
/ˈfrʌɪtn̩ə/, /ˈfrʌɪtnə/, U.S. /ˈfraɪtn̩ər/, /ˈfraɪtnər/ One who or that which frightens; spec. a member of a criminal gang who intimidates the victims of its activities, esp. in to put the frighteners in, on: to intimidate (slang).
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [noun] > one who or that which inspires fear
eyeeOE
awea1325
dreadc1400
hideousc1420
scare1530
fear1535
fray-buga1555
dismayer1591
frightment1607
frighter?1611
affrighter1612
frightful1727
scarer1741
scare-sinner1765
scare-christian1772
scare-beggar1806
redoubtable1808
scare sleep1817
frightener1841
scare-bear1843
scare-bullfinch1849
scare-goose1887
ogreism1902
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > criminality > criminal person > [noun] > gang > member of > violent
frightener1841
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)]
awec1225
bashc1375
palla1393
argh1393
formengea1400
matea1400
boasta1522
quail1526
brag1551
appale1563
browbeat1581
adaw1590
overdare1590
dastard1593
strike1598
disdare1612
cowa1616
dare1619
daw1631
bounce1640
dastardize1645
intimidate1646
hector1664
out-hector1672
huff1674
bully1685
harass1788
bullyraga1790
major1829
haze1851
bullock1875
to push (someone) around1900
to put the frighteners in, on1958
psych1963
vibe1979
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > threaten (evil, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > restrain or force by threatening
intimidate1646
to put the frighteners in, on1958
society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal
felon1297
misdemeanor1533
misfeasor1631
Alsatian1688
cosh-man1869
strong arm1893
street man1904
war criminal1906
Raffles1907
lone wolf1909
muscle man1929
single-o1930
hot rod1936
cosh1937
muscle boy1940
muscle1942
cosh-boy1953
cosh-bandit1954
slag1955
frightener1962
scammer1972
shonk1981
bail bandit1991
1841 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 195 A bird frightener from Southampton.
1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights i. 23 Spud Murphy gave him a very strong pull, and put the frighteners on him.
1962 R. Cook Crust on its Uppers ii. 18 They were just slag punters and couldn't pay even when we put the frighteners in.
1962 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 15/6 Soho ‘frighteners’—gangsters who try to extort money from club owners—were told..at the Old Bailey..that they faced severe punishment.
1966 A. Prior Operators vi. 64 His job had been to put the frighteners on various shopkeepers.
1966 A. Prior Operators vi. 64 The other man and himself had got a quid a piece out of it, the traditional ten per cent always paid to the frighteners.
1971 R. Busby Deadlock ix. 146 Some firm's trying to put the frighteners on, so I give him a bit of protection.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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