roué

[ roo-ey, roo-ey ]

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noun

a dissolute and licentious man; rake.

Origin of roué

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)

Other words for roué

profligate, libertine, lecher, cad, bounder, rakehell

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How to use roué in a sentence

“Le Dieu gaulois du Soleil et le symbolisme de la roue,” Paris, 1886.
The Swastika | Thomas Wilson
A shameless old roue makes love to you, and he writes you a stack of silly letters.
Within the Law | Marvin Dana
When with the gambler, or the roue, he was equally at home—a debauchee, or a handler of cards.
Ellen Walton | Alvin Addison
"Boys," he exclaimed, "'tis a hind wheel" (une roue de derrire—the slang word for a silver dollar).
Trooper 3809 | Lionel Decle
Where the Grande Roue turns, on the ground now bright with flower-beds and grassy lawns, duels were fought erewhile.
Historic Paris | Jetta S. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for roué

roué

/ (ˈruːeɪ) /

noun

a debauched or lecherous man; rake

Origin of roué

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

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