blackguard

  • 21blackguard — black·guard || blægɑːd n. villain, evil person …

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  • 22blackguard — [ blagα:d, gəd] dated noun a man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way. verb disparage or denounce. Derivatives blackguardly adjective Origin C16 (orig. denoting a body of servants): from black + guard …

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  • 23blackguard — I. n. Scurrilous or abusive fellow, low fellow, vile fellow, scamp, scoundrel, villain, rascal, rogue, rapscallion, loon, lown. II. a. 1. Scurrilous, abusive, contumelious, insulting, ribald, vituperative, opprobrious, black mouthed, foul mouthed …

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  • 24blackguard — noun (C) old use a man who treats other people very badly; scoundrel …

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  • 25blackguard — n 1. scoundrel, wretch, cur, cad, dastard, knave, rascal, wastrel, ne er do well, rogue, devil, villain; All Inf. bum, jerk, rat, creep, stinker, louse, Derog. bastard, Derog.SOB; All Brit. Sl. rotter, bounder, blighter. v 2. vilify, berate,… …

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  • 26blackguard — black·guard …

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  • 27blackguard — black•guard [[t]ˈblæg ɑrd, ərd, ˈblækˌgɑrd[/t]] n. 1) a contemptible person; scoundrel 2) a person who uses scurrilous language 3) Obs. the kitchen workers in a large household 4) to speak to or of in scurrilous language; revile • Etymology:… …

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  • 28blackguard — n. & v. n. a villain; a scoundrel; an unscrupulous, unprincipled person. v.tr. abuse scurrilously. Derivatives: blackguardly adj. Etymology: BLACK + GUARD: orig. applied collectively to menials etc …

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  • 29The Blackguard — Filmdaten Originaltitel: The Blackguard, Die Prinzessin und der Geiger Produktionsland: Großbritannien, Deutschland Erscheinungsjahr: 1925 Originalsprache: Englisch, Deutsch …

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  • 30The Blackguard — Directed by Graham Cutts Produced by Michael Balcon Erich Pommer Written by Raymond Paton (Novel) Alfred Hitchcock Adrian Brunel …

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