Rogue

Quick meaning: Rogue is a noun meaning A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

Meaning

A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

More Meanings

1. A mischievous scamp.
2. A vagrant.
3. (computing) Malware that deceitfully presents itself as antispyware.
4. An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
5. (Australia) A horse, mule, or donkey that is difficult to control; a refractory horse, especially a racehorse.
6. A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
7. (roleplaying games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.

Example Sentences

Ah, you sweet little rogue, you!

And meet time it was, when yon usher, vinegar-faced rogue that he is, began to inquire what popish trangam you were wearing […]

“… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. […]”

Next, click the "Installed on" heading in the Windows 7 uninstaller to sort the list by date, and see if any programs have the same date and time stamps as your rogues.

Word Forms

• rogues
• roguing
• rogueing
• rogued

Synonyms for rogue

Depending on context, synonyms include antimodel, baddie, bastard, beggar, blackguard, bounder.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rapscallion, rascal, scallywag, scalawag, varlet, knave.

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