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1. (n.) knave
an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
2. knave
(in cards) the jack.
3. knave
Archaic.
4. knave
a male servant.
5. knave
a man of humble position.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE cnafa, c. OHG knabo boy; akin to OE cnapa, OHG knappo)
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| Definition of 'knave' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
2. (noun) jack, knave
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
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| Definition of 'knave' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) knave
a boy; especially, a boy servant
2. (noun) knave
any male servant; a menial
3. (noun) knave
a tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain
4. (noun) knave
a playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack
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Sense: a jack in a pack of playing-cards
the knave of diamonds.
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Afrikaans: skobbejak, boer |
Arabic: ماكِر، خَدّاع |
Bulgarian: вале |
Brazilian: valete |
Czech: spodek |
German: der Bube |
Danish: knægt |
Greek: βαλές |
Spanish: sota |
Estonian: soldat |
Farsi: سرباز |
Finnish: jätkä |
French: valet |
Hebrew: קְלָף “נַעַר” |
Hindi: बेईमान |
Croatian: dečko u kartama |
Hungarian: bubi |
Indonesian: kartu jack |
Icelandic: gosi |
Italian: fante |
Japanese: ジャック |
Korean: (카드) 잭 |
Lithuanian: valetas |
Latvian: kalps (kāršu spēlē) |
Malay: pekak |
Dutch: boer |
Norwegian: knekt |
Polish: walet |
Persian: سربازهنگامى قطعه بازى |
Pashto: دقطعو په لوبه كښى غلام |
Portuguese: valete |
Romanian: valet (la jocul de cărţi) |
Russian: валет |
Slovak: dolník |
Slovenian: fant |
Serbian: žandar u kartama |
Swedish: knekt |
Thai: ไพ่ตัวแจ๊ค |
Turkish: bacak |
Taiwanese: (撲克牌中的)傑克 |
Ukrainian: валет |
Urdu: تاش کے پتوں میں غلام |
Vietnamese: quân J |
Chinese: (纸牌中的)Jack |
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