rogue

  • 11rogue — (n.) 1560s, idle vagrant, perhaps a shortened form of roger (with a hard g ), thieves slang for a begging vagabond who pretends to be a poor scholar from Oxford or Cambridge, perhaps from L. rogare to ask. Another theory traces it to Celtic (Cf.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12Rogue — Rogue, v. i. To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13rogué — rogué, ée (ro ghé, ghée) adj. Terme de pêche. Se dit d un poisson qui contient des oeufs. Harengs rogués. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Rogue 2 …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 14rogue — rogue. Генетически уклоняющаяся (как правило, в худшую сторону) форма культивируемого организма (буквально: “подделка”). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 15rogue — index convict, delinquent, hoodlum, malefactor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16rogue — *villain, scoundrel, blackguard, knave, rascal, scamp, rapscallion, miscreant Analogous words: *vagabond, vagrant, tramp, hobo, bum: malefactor, culprit, delinquent (see CRIMINAL) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 17rogue — [n] person who deceives, swindles bad egg*, bad news*, blackguard*, black sheep*, charlatan, cheat, cheater, con artist, criminal, crook, defrauder, devil, fraud, heel*, hooligan*, lowlife*, mischief, miscreant, monstrosity, ne’er do well*,… …

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  • 18rogue — Rogue, Arrogans …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 19rogue — ► NOUN 1) a dishonest or unprincipled man. 2) a mischievous but likeable person. 3) an elephant or other large wild animal with destructive tendencies driven away or living apart from the herd. 4) a person or thing that is defective or… …

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  • 20rogue — 1. rogue [ rɔg ] adj. • 1270; rogre v. 1180; a. scand. hrókr « arrogant » ♦ Qui est plein de morgue, à la fois méprisant, froid et rude. ⇒ dédaigneux. Il était « rogue, pontifiant, orgueilleux à l excès » (Madelin). Par ext. « Je voudrais qu on… …

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