rogue

¹rogue

noun \ˈrōg\

Definition of ROGUE

1

: vagrant, tramp

2

: a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel

3

: a mischievous person : scamp

4

: a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave

5

: an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation

— rogu·ish \ˈrō-gish\ adjective

— rogu·ish·ly adverb

— rogu·ish·ness noun

Examples of ROGUE

1. He's a lovable old rogue.
2. <a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly>
3. Many of the vagabonds were rogues and cheaters of various kinds, and formed a subcommunity on the fringes of official society. —Charles Barber, Early Modern English, 1976
4. Cartier decided that the two boys were a choice pair of rogues who would probably try to run him aground if taken as pilots, and that he would dispense with their services. —Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971
5. His account of their discoveries in the low life of a seaport town would have made a charming book, and in the various characters that came their way the student might easily have found matter for a very complete dictionary of rogues. —W. Somerset Maugham, Moon and Sixpence, 1919

Origin of ROGUE

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1561

Related to ROGUE

Synonyms: baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, villain, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, wretch

Related Words: villainess; blackguard; criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor; sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer; cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper; bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw; con, convict, jailbird; assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug; rough, rowdy, tough; loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms: angel, innocent, saint; hero

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Rhymes with ROGUE

brogue, drogue, togue, vogue, yogh