rogue

CEFRC2

/ˈɹoʊ̯ɡ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A dishonest or dangerous person who does not follow rules.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mischievous scamp.

Examples

  • A rogue asteroid from the Kuiper Belt is on a collision course with the Earth.

  • In the late 20th century, Yugoslavia was considered a rogue state by the United States.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A vagrant.

  2. A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.

  3. Malware that deceitfully presents itself as antispyware.

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In context

  • Those rogue rebels do not deserve to roam the Earth.

  • 2000 Carol Deppe, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties, Totnes: Chelsea Green Pub. Maintaining varieties also requires selection, however. It's usually referred to as culling or roguing. ...we examine the [plant] population and eliminate the occasional rogue.

  • And meet time it was, when yon usher, vinegar-faced rogue that he is, began to inquire what popish trangam you were wearing […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Uncertain. From either: * Earlier English roger (“a begging vagabond who pretends to be a poor scholar from Oxford or Cambridge”), possibly from Latin rogō (“to ask”). * Middle French rogue (“arrogant, haughty”), from Old Northern French rogre (“aggressive”), from Old Norse hrokr (“excess, exuberance”), for which see Icelandic hroki (“arrogance”), though OED does not document this. * Celtic; see Breton rog (“haughty”).