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View synonyms for rogue elephant

rogue elephant

noun

  1. a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rogue elephant1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

Churchill, on the contrary, they regarded with alarm, a loose cannon, a rogue elephant.

This was a visible sign that the rogue elephant was indeed to be feared, and the doctor brightened up and rubbed his hands.

Thus, no matter what herd the rogue elephant tried to join, he would be driven out.

Just as an outlaw among men gets shot by the sheriff's men sooner or later, so also a rogue elephant gets shot by hunters.

He told the story of the rogue elephant, modestly granting a co-hero's role to his guide.

Sometimes he would lie in ambush, and rush out at us from unexpected places, with all the artfulness of a rogue elephant.

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