scoundrel
English
Etymology
Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner: "to shrink back in fear or loathing" (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/
Noun
scoundrel (plural scoundrels)
- A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.
- Alexander Pope
- Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood / Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood.
- Alexander Pope
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:villain
Derived terms
Translations
villain
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