rogue dialler

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noun

a dial-up connection placed on a computer without the user's knowledge which, when the user tries to connect to the internet, automatically connects to a premium-rate phone number

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Words nearby rogue dialler

Roger's murmur, Rogers, Will, Roget, rognon, rogue, rogue dialler, rogue elephant, roguery, rogues' gallery, rogue's march, rogue state

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How to use rogue dialler in a sentence

Closed courthouses, rogue clerks, and misleading statements from the attorney general as Florida welcomes same-sex marriage.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The duo have five of these rogue installations under their belts, with another coming in early 2015.
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It invites dictatorial and rogue regimes to use Americans serving overseas as bargaining chips.
Aging Cuban Exiles And Their Lawmakers Bypassed by White House|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once he graduated in 2006, Simien took a job as a publicity assistant at Rogue, then a division of Focus Features.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And, unlike former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, McDonnell didn't try to portray himself as a loveable rogue.
Virginia’s Ex-Governor Is a Political Crook For Our Times|Ben Jacobs|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Mr. Howard, dupe or rogue, was extremely busy in publishing to the world the particulars of this extraordinary case.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
How daintily they sip it; how happy they seem; how that lucky rogue of an Irishman prattles away!
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray
The nimble little rogue darted into a hole before kitty could even get her paw on his tail.
The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
The waiter, a quick-witted rogue enough, seemed to be thoroughly enjoying this midnight conversation.
A Butterfly on the Wheel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
"Come hither, rogue," said the baron on Gilbert affecting not to hurry himself out of his usual walk.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas