Word info

broken man

Noun

Meaning

(UK, historical) An outlaw, especially one inhabiting the Highlands and border country.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken,‎ man.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

God damn them all! I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold we'd fire no guns -- shed no tears! Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's Privateers. Stan Rogers

Poor Knight he really had two periods, the first - a dull man writing broken English, the second - a broken man writing dull English. Vladimir Nabokov

I saw a man down on lonely street A broken man who looked like me And no one knows the pain he's been living He lost his love and still hasn't forgiven himself. Jon Bon Jovi

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