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blackguard

[ blag-ahrd, -erd, blak-gahrd ]

noun

  1. a low, contemptible person; scoundrel.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. Obsolete.
    1. a group of menial workers in the kitchen of a large household.
    2. the servants of an army.
    3. camp followers.


verb (used with object)

  1. to revile in scurrilous language.

    Synonyms: ,

blackguard

/ ˈblæɡɑËd; -É¡É™d /

noun

    1. an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
    2. ( as modifier )

      blackguard language

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to ridicule or denounce with abusive language
  2. intr to behave like a blackguard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú±ô²¹³¦°ìg³Ü²¹°ù»å·¾±²õ³¾ noun
  • ²ú±ô²¹³¦°ìg³Ü²¹°ù»å·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blackguard1

1525–35; black + guard; original sense obscure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blackguard1

C16: originally a collective noun referring to the lowest menials in court, camp followers, vagabonds; see black, guard
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Example Sentences

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Neither of your compromised blackguards recused themselves from these insurrection cases or the case considering whether J6 amounted to obstruction.

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We have both known the blackguard for decades.

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They might be blackguards; They might be curs; They might be actors; sports; chauffeurs — She never inquired Of the men she desired About their social status, or wealth: She was only concerned about their health.

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Edgar finds work in the hamlet of Dreng’s Ferry with Dreng himself, an all-around blackguard, but eventually Edgar’s intelligence and capability propel him into the building trade.

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Also eschewing Russian bots, James Comey, and the failings of the Clinton campaign, he focusses on the larger forces that created an environment in which such a nonentity could blackguard his way to power.

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