blackguard
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
blackguard (plural blackguards)
- (dated) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
Usage notes [edit]
- Usually, only used to refer to a male person.
- Blackguard may also refer to a man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
Translations [edit]
scoundrel — see scoundrel
See also [edit]
Verb [edit]
blackguard (third-person singular simple present blackguards, present participle blackguarding, simple past and past participle blackguarded)
- To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Southey to this entry?)
External links [edit]
Blackguard in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana.
