bravo Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
assassin; assassinator.
- his assassins were hunted down like animals
- assassinators of kings and emperors
noun a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
verb applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'

I. See Brave, a.

plural 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.

It. See Brave.