rogue
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- noun
- /roʊɡ/
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pícaro
- He was considered a charming rogue who could get away with almost anything.
- rogues' gallery
- a true rogue
- called a rogue
You know, can a rogue be a good guy?
- You know, can a rogue be a good guy?
- Well, our our rogue had eaten a whole pumpkin pie.
- I was a bit more of a rogue.
Examples
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Though he had a substantial bit of the rogue in him, he was nonetheless a responsible rogue.
Fiction book (1996) -
You know, can a rogue be a good guy?
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So I come across these rogue cops and these guys are no good.
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This was a case where a rogue employee went and stole this information.
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Speaker, it turns out there never was just one rogue reporter.
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He was quite a rogue in his time, your father.
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I was a movie star, a poet, a rogue, a racehorse: I was anything but myself.
Fiction book (1991) -
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the rogue Royals, they just wanted to be free.
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I must say, I don't think I belong with these rogues.
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By nightfall, he tracked down his rogue Gallic allies.
Synonyms
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3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
64
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A person who is sneaky and dishonest, often trying to trick others
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9.9
A dishonest person who tricks or harms other people
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A dishonest person who cheats or tricks other people
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9.9
An old word for a dishonest person who tricks others
A person who is very dishonest and cannot be trusted
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
4
7.7
A country that ignores rules between countries and behaves dangerously
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rogue began as a word for a beggar or dishonest person in old French who tricked others or broke the rules. So today a rogue is a person who behaves badly or dishonestly, often in a charming or likeable way.