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blackguard

/ˈblæɡəd/

noun

Meaning

  • (old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

  • A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.

verb

Meaning

  • To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

  • To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.