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character noun- a man; a fellow; a person UK
- Detaining a suspicious character is already unpleasant enough for a policeman[.] — Daily Telegraph, 12 March 2002
- a person with an underworld lifestyle US
- The only pistol you can count on is a revolver. Every real character [criminal] knows that. — Ned Polsky, Hustlers, Beats, and Others, p. 136, 1967
- I mean somebody who makes a living without a legitimate job. Their income is not legitimate. He might be a pimp–he’s a character. — Bruce Jackson, Outside the Law, p. 144, 1972
- a chilled 12-ounce bottle of beer US
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 3, October 2002
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