blackguard

black·guard  (blgrd, -ärd)

n.

1. A thoroughly unprincipled person; a scoundrel.

2. A foul-mouthed person.

tr.v. black·guard·ed, black·guard·ing, black·guards

To abuse verbally; revile.

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blackguard·ism n.

blackguard·ly adj. & adv.

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blackguard [ˈblægɑːd -gəd]

n

a.  an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel

b.  (as modifier) blackguard language

vb

1. (tr) to ridicule or denounce with abusive language

2. (intr) to behave like a blackguard

[originally a collective noun referring to the lowest menials in court, camp followers, vagabonds; see black, guard]

blackguardism  n

blackguardly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blackguard - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" bounder, cad, hound, heel, dog perisher - bounder scoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
Verb	1.	blackguard - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" lampoon, satirise, satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" debunk, expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" stultify - cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
	2.	blackguard - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" clapperclaw, abuse, shout slang - abuse with coarse language revile, vilify, vituperate, rail - spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" curse - heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"

Translations

blackguard (o.f.) [ˈblægɑːd]

A. N → canalla mf

B. VT → vilipendiar

blackguard

n (old) → Bösewicht m, → (Spitz)bube m (old)

blackguard [ˈblægɑːd] n (old) (pej) → canaglia

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blackguard [ˈblægɑːd] n (old) (pej) → canaglia