rogue UK /ˈɹəʊɡ/US /ˈɹoʊɡ/noun 8adjective 4verb 4forms 6phrases 1 noun8 •a person who cheats others and cannot be trustedAnd meet time it was, when yon usher, vinegar-faced rogue that he is, began to inquire what popish trangam you were wearing […] — 1820 •An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.If he is a rogue, and there's any truth to territoriality at all, we got a good chance of spotting him between Cape Scott and South Beach. — 1975 •A horse, mule, or donkey that is difficult to control; a refractory horse, especially a racehorse.The rogues among the horses and mules sought every chance to break the line and hide under shady trees where sweet grass grew. — 1937 •A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.As a rogue, I weave together light and heavy attacks, sometimes holding a button longer to charge an attack and build up the stagger meter on an enemy. — 2025 •A mischievous scamp.Ah, you sweet little rogue, you! — 1596 •Malware that deceitfully presents itself as antispyware.Next, click the "Installed on" heading in the Windows 7 uninstaller to sort the list by date, and see if any programs have the same date and time stamps as your rogues. — 2013 •A plant that shows some undesirable variation.Maintaining varieties also requires selection, however. It's usually referred to as culling or roguing. ...we examine the [plant] population and eliminate the occasional rogue. — 2000 •A vagrant. adjective4 •Vicious and solitary.Mosquito. One lone rogue mosquito. — 1995 •Large, destructive and unpredictable. •Deceitful, unprincipled. •Mischievous, unpredictable. verb4 •To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.Maintaining varieties also requires selection, however. It's usually referred to as culling or roguing. ...we examine the [plant] population and eliminate the occasional rogue. — 2000 •(old-fashioned) To cheat.And then to think that Mark should have rogued me of five shiners! He was clever—that's a fact. — 1883 •(no longer used) To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.he Atheists may endeavour to rogue and ridicule all incorporeal Substance — 1678 •(no longer used) To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.if hee be but once so taken idlely roguing — 1596 formsrogued · rogueing · roguing · rogues · more rogue · most rogue Phrases with rogue go rogueTo begin to behave in an erratic, uncontrolled, dangerous, destructive, or savage way.
