Definition of scoundrel Scoundrel
/skawˈndɹʌl/ - [skawndrul] - scoun•drel
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What does scoundrel mean?
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| scoundrel - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | ||
| villain | ||
| unwelcome person, persona non grata a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome | ||
| blackguard, bounder, cad, hound, heel, dog someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) | ||
| gallows bird a person who deserves to be hanged | ||
| rogue, knave, rapscallion, rascal, varlet, scalawag, scallywag a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | ||
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Wiktionary 
- scoundrel (Noun)
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scoundrel (n.)
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue. - scoundrel (a.)
Low; base; mean; unprincipled.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scoundrel
skown′drel, n. a low worthless fellow: a rascal: a man without principle.—ns. Scoun′dreldom, scoundrels collectively; Scoun′drelism, baseness, rascality.—adv. Scoun′drelly. [For scunner-el, one who scunners, or who causes scunnering—A.S. scunian, to shun.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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scoundrel
A man void of every principle of honour.
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🔤- scoundrel, noun, singular of scoundrels.
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