knave
Meaning
- A boy; especially, a boy servant.
- Any male servant; a menial.
- A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
- A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
Synonyms
varlet
suspicious fellow
shameless man
enlisted person
enlisted woman
common soldier
enlisted man
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/neɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English knave, knafe, from Old English cnafa (“child, boy, youth; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *knabō. Cognate to Dutch knaap and German Knabe.
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