What does scoundrel mean?
Definitions for scoundrel
ˈskaʊn drəlscoundrel
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Princeton's WordNet
villain, scoundrelnoun
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
Wiktionary
scoundrelnoun
one without honor; a villain
Etymology: Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner: "to shrink back in fear or loathing" (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scoundrelnoun
Etymology: scondaruolo, Italian, a hider. Skinner.
Now to be baffl’d by a scoundrel,
An upstart sect’ry, and a mungrel. Hudibras.Scoundrels as these wretched Ombites be,
Canopus they exceed in luxury. Nahum Tate.Go, if your ancient but ignoble blood
Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood,
Go, and pretend your family is young;
Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. Alexander Pope.
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scoundrel
A scoundrel is a person, typically a man, who behaves dishonestly, deceitfully or unscrupulously, often causing harm or trouble to others. This term is often used to refer to someone who has violated moral or ethical codes, frequently for their own personal gain.
Webster Dictionary
Scoundrelnoun
a mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue
Scoundreladjective
low; base; mean; unprincipled
Etymology: [Probably from Prov. E. & Scotch scunner, scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. scunian to shun. See Shun.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scoundrel
skown′drel, n. a low worthless fellow: a rascal: a man without principle.—ns. Scoun′dreldom, scoundrels collectively; Scoun′drelism, baseness, rascality.—adv. Scoun′drelly. [For scunner-el, one who scunners, or who causes scunnering—A.S. scunian, to shun.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scoundrel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scoundrel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of scoundrel in a Sentence
The story focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.
A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel. #billionaire
If my nomination is about my views on the economy and my record on the economy, I'll win 60 votes, if it's about some things I wrote 20 years ago, and there's five full time investigative reporters looking at everything I've written, everything I've ever said, and they'll dig up stuff and people will think I'm some kind of scoundrel. In that case, I'll probably lose.
A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.
Whenever A annoys or injures B on the pretense of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.
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- وغد, شقي, شرير, أزعر, وضيع, ملط, نذلArabic
- мерзавец, негодникBulgarian
- gaunerCzech
- Gauner, SchurkeGerman
- αχρείοςGreek
- bellaco, bribón, villano, canallaSpanish
- roisto, hunsvotti, konna, lurjus, ketku, kanaljaFinnish
- gredin, scélérat, canailleFrench
- bithiúnachIrish
- बदमाशHindi
- gazemberHungarian
- bajinganIndonesian
- briccone, mascalzone, canaglia, manigoldo, farabutto, disonesto, furfanteItalian
- נבלHebrew
- 悪人, 悪党, 悪漢Japanese
- 악당Korean
- nequamLatin
- taurekarekaMāori
- വഞ്ചകൻMalayalam
- schavuit, schurkDutch
- kjeltringNorwegian
- drań, łotrPolish
- canalhaPortuguese
- mișelRomanian
- подлец, мерзавец, негодяйRussian
- зли̏ковац, hulja, zlȉkovac, хуљаSerbo-Croatian
- దుష్టుడుTelugu
- ตัวโกงThai
- alçakTurkish
- بدتمیزیUrdu
- vô lạiVietnamese
- פּאַסקודניאַקYiddish
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