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ROGUE
rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet
(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rogue (plural rogues)
A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
A mischievous scamp.
A vagrant.
(computing) Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
(role-playing games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
Synonyms
• See villain
Adjective
rogue (comparative more rogue, superlative most rogue)
(of an animal, especially an elephant) Vicious and solitary.
(by extension) Large, destructive and unpredictable.
(by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.
Mischievous, unpredictable.
Verb
rogue (third-person singular simple present rogues, present participle rogueing or roguing, simple past and past participle rogued)
(horticulture) To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
(transitive, dated) To cheat.
(obsolete) To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
(intransitive, obsolete) To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
Anagrams
• orgue, rouge
Etymology
Proper noun
Rogue (plural Rogues)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rogue is the 15005th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1968 individuals. Rogue is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.55%) individuals.
Anagrams
• orgue, rouge
Source: Wiktionary
Rogue, n. Etym: [F. rogue proud, haughty, supercilious; cf. Icel. hr a rook, croaker (cf. Rook a bird), or Armor. rok, rog, proud, arogant.]
1. (Eng.Law)
Definition: A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
Note: The phrase rogues and vagabonds is applied to a large class of wandering, disorderly, or dissolute persons. They were formerly punished by being whipped and having the gristle of the right ear bored with a hot iron.
2. A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat. The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise. Pope.
3. One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence, often used as a term of endearment. Ah, you sweet little rogue, you! Shak.
4. An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about alone, in which state it is very savage.
5. (Hort.)
Definition: A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of some choice variety. Rogues' gallery, a collection of portraits of rogues or criminals, for the use of the police authorities.
– Rogue's march, derisive music performed in driving away a person under popular indignation or official sentence, as when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment.
– Rogue's yarn, yarn of a different twist and color from the rest, inserted into the cordage of the British navy, to identify it if stolen, or for the purpose of tracing the maker in case of defect. Different makers are required to use yarns of different colors.
Rogue, v. i.
Definition: To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks. [Obs.] Spenser.
Rogue, v. t.
1. To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry. [Obs.] Cudworth.
2. (Hort.)
Definition: To destroy (plants that do not come up to a required standard).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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