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criminal, hoodlum, lash (attack verbally), unconscionable
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Blackguard — Surnom Profugus Mortis Pays d’origine Canada Genre musical Death mélodique Epic Metal Années d acti … Wikipédia en Français
Blackguard — Black guard (bl[a^]g g[aum]rd), n. [Black + guard.] 1. The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman s household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blackguard — Black guard, a. Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, blackguard language. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blackguard — Black guard , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackguarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackguarding}.] To revile or abuse in scurrilous language. Southey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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blackguard — (n.) 1530s, scullion, kitchen knave. Perhaps once an actual military or guard unit; more likely originally a mock military reference to scullions and kitchen knaves of noble households, of black liveried personal guards, and of shoeblacks. By… … Etymology dictionary
blackguard — *villain, scoundrel, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, rapscallion, miscreant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
blackguard — ► NOUN dated ▪ a man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way. DERIVATIVES blackguardly adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a body of servants, especially the menials in charge of kitchen utensils; the exact significance of «black» is … English terms dictionary
blackguard — [blag′ərd, blag′ärd΄] n. [ BLACK + GUARD] 1. Historical the lowest servants of a large household, in charge of pots and pans 2. a) a person who uses abusive language b) scoundrel; villain adj. 1. vu … English World dictionary
blackguard — UK [ˈblæɡə(r)d] / US [ˈblæɡərd] noun [countable] Word forms blackguard : singular blackguard plural blackguards old fashioned an immoral man who treats other people very badly … English dictionary
