roué

rou·é

R0318200 (ro͞o-ā′)n. A man who recklessly indulges in sensual pleasures; a rake.

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[French, from past participle of rouer, to break on a wheel (from the feeling that such a person deserves that punishment), from Old French, from Latin rotāre, to rotate; see rotate.]

roué

(ˈruːeɪ) na debauched or lecherous man; rake[C19: from French, literally: one broken on the wheel, from rouer, from Latin rotāre to revolve, from rota a wheel; with reference to the fate deserved by a debauchee]

rou•é

(ruˈeɪ, ˈru eɪ)

n., pl. rou•és. a dissolute and licentious man; rake. [1790–1800; < French, n. use of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (derivative of roue wheel « Latin rota)]

roué

A French word someone broken on the wheel, used to mean someone leading a debauched life.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.roue - a dissolute man in fashionable societyprofligate, rake, rakehell, rip, blooddebauchee, libertine, rounder - a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

roué

nounAn immoral or licentious man:lecher, satyr.Informal: dirty old man.Slang: lech.

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