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scoundrel

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scoun·drel  (skoundrl)
n.
A villain; a rogue.

[Origin unknown.]

scoundrel·ly adj.

scoundrel
Noun
Old-fashioned a person who cheats and deceives [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scoundrelscoundrel - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
blackguard, bounder, cad, hound, heel, dog - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
gallows bird - a person who deserves to be hanged
knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, varlet, scalawag, scallywag - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
villainess - a woman villain

scoundrel
noun (Old-fashioned) rogue, villain, heel (slang) cheat, swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. scally Northwest English (dialect) wretch, incorrigible, knave (archaic) rotter (slang), chiefly Brit. ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang) good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, bad egg (old-fashioned), (informal) blackguard, scapegrace, caitiff (archaic) dastard (archaic) skelm S. African wrong 'un Austral. (slang)
Translations

scoundrel [ˈskaundrəl] ncanalla m/f; sinvergüenza m/f
scoundrel [ˈskaundrl] nvaurien m
scoundrel [ˈskaundrl] nSchurke m
scoundrel [ˈskaundrl] nfarabutto/a (= child); furfantello/a

scoundrel
n scoundrel [ˈskaundrəl]
a very wicked person She knew he was a scoundrel even before she married him.niksnutsوَغْد، نَذْلмошеникničemaslyngelder Schurkeπαλιάνθρωποςsinvergüenzalurjusرذلlurjusvaurienנָבָלबदमाश, दुर्जनhulja, podlacgazemberbajinganþrjóturmascalzone悪人악한, 무뢰한niekšasnelietisorang jahatschurkkjeltring, skurkłotrpatifenemernicподлецničomníkmalopridnežnitkovskurk, uslingคนสารเลว; คนอันธพาลrezil kimse流氓,無賴негідник, падлюкаلفنگاtên côn đồ氓,

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Thus it would follow, as the result of acute consciousness, that one is not to blame in being a scoundrel; as though that were any consolation to the scoundrel once he has come to realise that he actually is a scoundrel.
We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
Listen, you scoundrel, and look at that Dutch bottle.
 
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