scoundrel
Meanings
Plural: scoundrels
Noun
- a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
- A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
Origin / Etymology
From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).
Synonyms
antimodel, bad guy, baddie, bastard, blackguard, bounder, cad, coistril, evildoer, fustilarian, harlot, heavy, knave, lidderon, makeshift, miscreant, ne'er-do-well, niding, nithing, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scab, scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, scum, scumbag, thug, undesirable, varlet, villain
Scrabble Score: 12
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