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Definition of rogue :
1. A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat.
2. A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
3. A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of some choice variety.
4. An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about alone, in which state it is very savage.
5. One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence, often used as a term of endearment.
6. To destroy ( plants that do not come up to a required standard).
7. To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
8. To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
Synonyms:
conman, scallywag, arboreal, mischief, imp, varlet, embarrassing, fixer, underhand, brown-nose, deceptive, aquatic, liar, misogynist, caged, best-of-breed, amphibious, disruptive, politician, bent, good, shifty, asexual, cad, double-dealing, prankster, duplicitous, adverse, lout, anthropoid, sharp, troublesome, problematic, underhanded, fraud, captive, page, difficult, bad, boor, prodigal, crooked, fast, articulate, hypocrite, monkey, pup, cutup, contentious, jack, shady, androgynous, invidious, guileful, fraught, son of a gun, wheeler-dealer, crook, fraudulent
bad person (part of speech: noun)
bitch, hog, heel, pig, blackguard, bad guy, lowlife, villain, pimp, miscreant, rascal, traitor, devil, malingerer, criminal, jezebel, slattern, pervert, shyster, degenerate, scamp, backslider, rapscallion, scoundrel, slut, tramp, swine, bastard, reprobate, slob, knave, lecher
villain (part of speech: noun)
evildoer, scalawag, cheat, trickster, mischief-maker, delinquent, defrauder, swindler, gyp, sneak
Usage examples:
- " In a second, four of those Rogue River Indians sprang from the ground and made for me. - "The Comstock Club", Charles Carroll Goodwin.
- That is not the clever rogue. - "The Film Mystery", Arthur B. Reeve.
- Miguel captured her hands, and said, with a gentle reproach in his voice:- Come now, little rogue, why didn't you wait for me on the balcony?... - "Maximina", Armando Palacio Valdés.