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   rogue

   /rəʊɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a dishonest or unprincipled man: "you are a rogue and an embezzler" Similar scoundrelvillainreprobaterascalgood-for-nothingwretchpicaroinformal:ratson of a bitchSOBnasty piece of workcurlousecrookscroteblighterspalpeenslickerscampderogatory:bastarddogdirty doginformal, dated:houndvagabondrotterbounderdated:cadne'er-do-wellarchaic:miscreantblackguarddastardknavevarletwastrelmountebankpicaroon
   • ▪ a person whose behaviour one disapproves of but who is nonetheless likeable or attractive: "Cenzo, you old rogue!" Similar scamprascalimpdevilmonkeymischief-makerinformal:scallywagmonsterhorrorterrorholy terrorperishertykescallyhellionvarmintarchaic:scapegracerapscallion
   • 2. an elephant or other large wild animal living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies: "a rogue elephant"
   • ▪ a person or thing that behaves in an aberrant or unpredictable way, typically with damaging or dangerous effects: "he hacked into data and ran rogue programs"
   • ▪ a seedling or plant deviating from the standard variety.

   verb

   • 1. remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop): "the sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting an idle vagrant): probably from Latin rogare ‘beg, ask’, and related to obsolete slang roger ‘vagrant beggar’ (many such cant terms were introduced towards the middle of the 16th century).

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   Rogue can be an adjective meaning behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, or a noun meaning a person who behaves badly but who you still like. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of rogue with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Rogue can be an adjective meaning behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a harmful way, or a noun meaning a person who behaves badly but who you still like. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of rogue with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Rogue can be an adjective, noun, or verb, meaning a dishonest person, a mischievous person, or a plant that is inferior or unwanted. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and idioms of rogue from Dictionary.com.

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   A rogue is a dishonest, unprincipled, or mischievous person or animal. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word rogue in different contexts and languages.

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   rogue in British English. (rəʊɡ) noun. 1. a dishonest or unprincipled person; rascal; scoundrel. 2.often humorous. a mischievous or wayward person, often a child; scamp. 3. a crop plant which is inferior, diseased, or of a different, unwanted variety.

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   A rogue is a sneaky person who has tricks up his sleeve, not like a magician, but like someone who would steal your wallet or cheat at cards. Dishonesty won’t get you far in life, unless you are a rogue who survives by lying and exploiting others.