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knave  (nv)

n.

1. An unprincipled, crafty fellow.

2.

a. A male servant.

b. A man of humble birth.

3. Games See jack.

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[Middle English, from Old English cnafa, boy, male servant.]

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knavish adj.

knavish·ly adv.

knavish·ness n.

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knave [neɪv]

n

1. Archaic a dishonest man; rogue

2. (Group Games / Card Games) another word for jack (the playing card)

3. Obsolete a male servant

[Old English cnafa; related to Old High German knabo boy]

knavish  adj

knavishly  adv

knavishness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knave - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel rapscallion, rascal, rogue, varlet, scalawag, scallywag scoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
	2.	knave - one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince jack court card, face card, picture card - one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face

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knave

noun (Archaic) rogue, cheat, villain, rascal, scoundrel, scally (Northwest English dialect), swindler, bounder (old-fashioned Brit. slang), rotter (slang, chiefly Brit.), reprobate, scallywag (informal), scumbag (slang), scamp, blackguard, cocksucker (taboo slang), scapegrace, rapscallion, varlet (archaic) It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back.

Translations

knave [neɪv] N (Hist) → bellaco m, bribón m (Cards) → valet m; (in Spanish pack) → sota f

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knave [ˈneɪv] n → valet m

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knave

n

(old) → Bube m (old), → Schurke m

(Brit Cards) → Bube m, → Unter m (old)

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knave [neɪv] n (old) → furfante m (Cards) → fante m

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knave

n knave [neiv]

a jack in a pack of playing-cards the knave of diamonds. skobbejak, boer ماكِر، خَدّاع вале spodek knægt der Bube βαλές sota soldat سرباز jätkä valet קְלָף “נַעַר” बेईमान dečko u kartama bubi kartu jack gosi fante ジャック (카드) 잭 valetas kalps (kāršu spēlē) pekak boer knekt walet valete valet (la jocul de cărţi) валет dolník fant žandar u kartama knekt ไพ่ตัวแจ๊ค bacak (撲克牌中的)傑克 валет تاش کے پتوں میں غلام quân J （纸牌中的）Jack