blackguard
[ blag-ahrd, -erd, blak-gahrd ]
/ ˈblæg ɑrd, -ərd, ˈblækˌgɑrd /
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noun
a low, contemptible person; scoundrel.
Obsolete.
- a group of menial workers in the kitchen of a large household.
- the servants of an army.
- camp followers.
verb (used with object)
to revile in scurrilous language.
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black·guard·ism, nounblack·guard·ly, adverbWords nearby blackguard
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blackguard
/ (ˈblæɡɑːd, -ɡəd) /
noun
- an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
- (as modifier)blackguard language
verb
(tr) to ridicule or denounce with abusive language
(intr) to behave like a blackguard
Derived forms of blackguard
blackguardism, nounblackguardly, adjectiveWord Origin for blackguard
C16: originally a collective noun referring to the lowest menials in court, camp followers, vagabonds; see black, guard
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