scoundrel
Meaning
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
Synonyms
wicked person
dishonest person
hussy
ne’er-do-well
gallows-bird
Translations
canalla
mascalzone
Schuft
canaille
loeder
canalhaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/
Etymology
From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).
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