rogue

noun

/rəʊɡ/

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(humorous) a person who behaves badly, but despite this is quite attractive
- He's a bit of a rogue, but very charming.
(old-fashioned) a man who is not honest or moral synonym rascal
- a rogues’ gallery (= a collection of pictures of criminals)
Topics Personal qualitiesc1

Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting an idle vagrant): probably from Latin rogare ‘beg, ask’, and related to obsolete slang roger ‘vagrant beggar’ (many such cant terms were introduced towards the middle of the 16th cent.).

rogue

adjective

/rəʊɡ/

[only before noun]Idioms

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(of an animal) living apart from the main group, and possibly dangerous
behaving in a different way from other similar people or things, often causing damage
- a rogue gene
- a rogue police officer
Extra Examples
- Rogue cells may survive in the body to form a tumour.
- The bus shelter was demolished by a rogue driver.
- There is a need to protect patients from rogue doctors.
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Idioms

go rogue

(informal) to suddenly start doing something unexpected, especially something dangerous, wrong or against the rules
- Denzel Washington plays a CIA agent gone rogue.
- One of his employees went rogue and started stealing money from the company.
- My phone has gone rogue on me—it keeps switching itself off.
- My luggage went rogue (= got lost) at the airport and didn't make it onto the plane.

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单词	rogue
释义	rogue noun /rəʊɡ/ /rəʊɡ/ jump to other results (humorous) a person who behaves badly, but despite this is quite attractive He's a bit of a rogue, but very charming. (old-fashioned) a man who is not honest or moral synonym rascal a rogues’ gallery (= a collection of pictures of criminals) Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting an idle vagrant): probably from Latin rogare ‘beg, ask’, and related to obsolete slang roger ‘vagrant beggar’ (many such cant terms were introduced towards the middle of the 16th cent.). rogue adjective /rəʊɡ/ /rəʊɡ/ [only before noun]Idioms jump to other results (of an animal) living apart from the main group, and possibly dangerous behaving in a different way from other similar people or things, often causing damage a rogue gene a rogue police officer Extra Examples Rogue cells may survive in the body to form a tumour. The bus shelter was demolished by a rogue driver. There is a need to protect patients from rogue doctors. More Like This Adjectives that only come before a nounAdjectives that only come before a noun all-round antenatal aspiring chief dedicated eventual express high-flying live lone mere mitigating rogue sheer standout ulterior utter Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting an idle vagrant): probably from Latin rogare ‘beg, ask’, and related to obsolete slang roger ‘vagrant beggar’ (many such cant terms were introduced towards the middle of the 16th cent.). Idioms go rogue (informal) to suddenly start doing something unexpected, especially something dangerous, wrong or against the rules Denzel Washington plays a CIA agent gone rogue. One of his employees went rogue and started stealing money from the company. My phone has gone rogue on me—it keeps switching itself off. My luggage went rogue (= got lost) at the airport and didn't make it onto the plane. More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two
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