roué

[roo-ey, roo-ey]

noun

1. a dissolute and licentious man; rake.

   Synonyms: rakehell, bounder, cad, lecher, libertine, profligate

roué

/ ˈruːeɪ /

noun

1. a debauched or lecherous man; rake

Word History and Origins

Origin of roué¹

1790–1800; < French, noun use of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (derivative of roue wheel ≪ Latin rota ); name first applied to the profligate companions of the Duc d'Orléans (c1720)

Word History and Origins

Origin of roué¹

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