knave
14
9.9
- noun
- /neɪv/
- Offensive
:
rufián
- You're less of a knave than I thought, but very much more of a fool.
- a knave or a fool
Examples
-
"Mr. Knave, perhaps you will wait elsewhere for a short time while we discuss." "No, Knave," she said.
Fiction book (1999) -
"If I can't trust you, Knave, I can't trust you," he said.
Fiction book (1999) -
We know each other, Mr. Knave, and we trust each other.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's all these poor knaves have to look forward to every day.
-
Release me now, and I may just let you live, vile knave!
-
My cousin tells me the knave deprived you of some horses.
-
It would have been a good fight if the knave had fought fairly.
-
Knights always tell the truth, while knaves always lie.
Academic text (2017) -
Fleas are notorious bloodsuckers, and the term 'knave' is often used to describe crafty but unprincipled persons.
Blog text (8) -
The deceitful knave tricked the villagers out of their money.
Synonyms
153
3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
129
5.9
A person who behaves badly or dishonestly yet is often liked by others
51
6.5
A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing
40
4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
20
4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
16
9.1
A person who tricks others to get their money or things
15
5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
2
9.9
A dishonest person who cheats or tricks other people
1
9.9
An old word for a dishonest person who tricks others
1
7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
1
9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
Antonyms
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Etymology
Knave comes from the old English word cnafa, which meant 'boy' or 'servant', and over time people used it for men who tricked or stole from others. So today knave often means a 'dishonest person' or 'scoundrel'.