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- Dictionaryknave/neɪv/
noun
- 1. a dishonest or unscrupulous man. archaic
- 2. (in cards) a jack.
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Meaning of knave in English. knave. noun [ C ] old use uk / neɪv / us / neɪv / Add to word list. a dishonest man. a jack. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dishonest people. birther. cadger. charmer. cheater. deceiver. fibber. hoaxer. humbug. hustler. hypocrite. mountebank. perjurer. profiteer. rigger. ringer. schemer. trickster.
The meaning of KNAVE is a tricky deceitful fellow. How to use knave in a sentence.
(Definition of knave from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of knave. knave. To live the full richness of life requires that we activate our imaginations to distinguish the beautiful from the ugly, the noble from the knave. From Washington Times. They called me a jealous knave.
Knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel are disparaging terms applied to persons considered base, dishonest, or worthless. Knave, which formerly meant merely a boy or servant, in modern use emphasizes baseness of nature and intention: a dishonest and swindling knave.
You don't want to trust a knave; knaves lie, deceive, and betray. Today, we might call a knave a "scoundrel" or a "good-for-nothing." Definitions of knave. noun. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel. synonyms: rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet. see more. noun.
knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel are disparaging terms applied to persons considered lowly, dishonest, or worthless. knave, which formerly meant merely a boy or servant, in modern use emphasizes baseness of nature and intention: a dishonest and swindling knave. rascal suggests shrewdness and trickery in dishonesty: a plausible rascal.
Definition of knave noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
