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Blackguard

/ˈblæɡəd/

(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

📖 Definitions of "Blackguard"

noun
  1. 1

    (old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

  2. 2

    A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.

verb
  1. 1

    To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

  2. 2

    To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.

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