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View usage for: blackguard in British English (ˈblæɡɑːd, -ɡəd) noun1. a. an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel b. (as modifier) blackguard language verb2. (transitive) to ridicule or denounce with abusive language 3. (intransitive) to behave like a blackguard Derived forms blackguardism (ˈblackguardism) noun blackguardly (ˈblackguardly) adjective Word origin C16: originally a collective noun referring to the lowest menials in court, camp followers,vagabonds; see black, guardblackguard in American English (ˈblægərd; ˈblægˌɑrd) noun1. Obsolete the lowest servants of a large household, in charge of pots and pans 2. a. a person who uses abusive language verb transitive5. to abuse with words; rail at; revile Derived forms blackguardly (ˈblackguardly) adjective, adverb Word origin black + guard Synonyms of 'blackguard'scoundrel, villain, rogue, swine More Synonyms of blackguard Definition an unprincipled contemptible person Synonyms bugger (taboo, slang) swine son-of-a-bitch (taboo, slang, mainly US, Canadian) bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang) blighter (British, informal) scumbag (slang) bad egg (old-fashioned, informal) skelm (South Africa) wrong 'un (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a wrongdoer or villain Local people demanded that the magistrate apprehend the miscreants. Synonyms wrongdoer, criminal, villain, rogue, sinner, rascal, scoundrel (old-fashioned), scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), vagabond, knave (archaic), reprobate, malefactor, blackguard, evildoer, caitiff (archaic), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a scoundrel or rogue What's that old rascal been telling you? Synonyms rogue (old-fashioned), devil, villain, scoundrel (old-fashioned), disgrace, rake (old-fashioned), pickle (British, informal), imp, scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), wretch, knave (archaic), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scallywag (informal), good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, wastrel (archaic), bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, varmint (informal), rapscallion (archaic), caitiff (archaic), wrong 'un (slang), nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a dishonest or unprincipled person He wasn't a rogue at all. Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), crook (informal), villain, fraudster, sharper, fraud (informal), cheat, devil, deceiver, charlatan, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), swindler, knave (archaic), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang), blackguard, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), skelm (South Africa), rorter (Australian, slang), wrong 'un (slang) Nearby words ofblackguard - black something out
- blackball
- blacken
- blackguard
- blacklist
- blackmail
- blackness
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