rowdysheeter
n.— «Though the district has 50 ‘senior rowdysheeters’ (‘A Class’ in police parlance) and 250 petty criminals, the “encounter” with Shaji was the first one for the anti-rowdy squad.» —“Live by the sword, die by the sword” in Mangalore Newindpress.com (India) Jan. 22, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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