/ Dictionary / Index B bad man: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bad' man" Pronunciation: [key] — Older Use. Older Use. (sometimes caps.) the devil. the bogeyman. bad•man Pronunciation: (bad'man"), [key] — pl. -men. a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., esp. in the early history of the western U.S. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. badly badminton Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language