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noun A sly fellow; a wag. noun A mischievous or playful person: applied in slight endearment to children or women. Compare roguish, 3. noun A rogue elephant (which see, under elephant ). noun A plant that falls short of a standard required by nurserymen, gardeners, etc. noun Synonyms Cheat, sharper, scamp, swindler.
Rogue, by itself, has been used to refer to an elephant that has become violent (either from being separated from their herd, or because they have been injured) since at least 1835. When going rogue was first used it had a fairly specific meaning of ‘behaving in an erratic or dangerous fashion.’. The expression today is more likely to be ...
rogue (n.) rogue. (n.) 1560s, "idle vagrant, sturdy beggar, one of the vagabond class," a word of shadowy origin, perhaps a shortened form of roger (with a hard -g- ), thieves' slang for a begging vagabond who pretends to be a poor scholar from Oxford or Cambridge, which is perhaps an agent noun in English from Latin rogare "to ask."
Rogue state. " Rogue state " (or sometimes " outlaw state ") is a term applied by some international theorists to states that they consider threatening to the world's peace. These states meet certain criteria, such as being ruled by authoritarian or totalitarian governments that severely restrict human rights, sponsoring terrorism, or seeking ...
Definition of rogue adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
rogue n. (dubious character) (familier) fripouille nf. véreux, véreuse adj. I wouldn't use that lawyer, if I were you; he's a rogue. Je n'engagerais pas cet avocat si j'étais vous ; c'est une fripouille. Je n'engagerais pas cet avocat si j'étais vous car il est véreux. rogue n.
Synonyms for ROGUES: villains, brutes, criminals, monsters, savages, offenders, scoundrels, devils; Antonyms of ROGUES: saints, angels, heroes, innocents, beasts ...
