roué

American  

[roo-ey, roo-ey] / ruˈeɪ, ˈru eɪ /

noun

1. a dissolute and licentious man; rake.

   Synonyms:

   rakehell, bounder, cad, lecher, libertine, profligate

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roué British  

/ ˈruːeɪ /

noun

1. a debauched or lecherous man; rake

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Etymology

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)

Example Sentences

Interrupting his trial, the jazzy “Come Up to My Office” imagines Frank wholly out of character as a suave roué.

From Washington Post

Marseille, France, for its beautiful beaches and the Grande Roue de Marseille.

From New York Times

Shredding on a bodyboard is only one part of the multifront approach that Bronson — whose nonstage name is Ariyan Arslani — has been deploying on a quest to rescue his future from his past as a culinary roué.

From New York Times

Palace’s manager has emerged from confinement whippet thin and agreeably tousled, strolling the touchline like an ageing roué returning at dawn from the casino table with only an ivory cigarette lighter and Marianne Faithfull’s phone number in his tuxedo pocket.

From The Guardian

Roue Tourangelle in France on April 5 canceled.

From Washington Times