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blackguard

UK /ˈblæɡəd/US /ˈblæɡɚd/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3

noun3

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(old-fashioned) An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
- A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard. — 1830
(historical) The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
(no longer used) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman (typically a woman of high standing).

verb2

•
To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
- Persons who passed each other in boats upon the Thames used to blackguard each other, in a trial of wit — 1850
To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.

forms

blackguarded · blackguarding · blackguards

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