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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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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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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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