A rogue is a man who behaves in a dishonest or criminal way.
Mr Ward wasn't a rogue at all.
Synonyms: scoundrel [old-fashioned], crook [informal], villain, fraudster More Synonyms of rogue
2. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN]
If a man behaves in a way that you do not approve of but you still like him, you can refer to him as a rogue.
[feelings]
...Falstaff, the loveable rogue.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A rogue element is someone or something that behaves differently from others of its kind, often causing damage.
Computer systems were affected by a series of rogue viruses.
The rogue male is not a twentieth-century phenomenon.
More Synonyms of rogue
rogue in British English
(rəʊɡ)
noun
1.
a dishonest or unprincipled person, esp a man; rascal; scoundrel
2. often humorous
a mischievous or wayward person, often a child; scamp
3.
a crop plant which is inferior, diseased, or of a different, unwanted variety
4.
a.
any inferior or defective specimen
b.
(as modifier)
rogue heroin
5. archaic
a vagrant
6.
a.
an animal of vicious character that has separated from the main herd and leads a solitary life
b.
(as modifier)
a rogue elephant
verb
7.
a. (transitive)
to rid (a field or crop) of plants that are inferior, diseased, or of an unwanted variety
b.
to identify and remove such plants
Word origin
C16: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Latin rogāre to beg
rogue in American English
(roʊg)
noun
1. Obsolete
a wandering beggar or tramp; vagabond
2.
a rascal; scoundrel
3.
a fun-loving, mischievous person
4.
an elephant or other animal that wanders apart from the herd and is fierce and wild
5. Biology
an individual varying markedly from the standard, esp. an inferior one
verb transitiveWord forms: rogued or ˈroguing
6.
to cheat
7.
to destroy (plants, etc.) as biological rogues
8.
to remove such plants, etc. from (land, etc.)
verb intransitive
9.
to live or act like a rogue
adjective
10.
acting in defiance of established laws, customs, etc.
a rogue nation
11.
lacking required authorization, supervision, etc.
a rogue intelligence operation
Word origin
< 16th-c. thieves' slang < ? L rogare, to ask: see rogation
Examples of 'rogue' in a sentence
rogue
Maybe in series three the chief goes rogue!
The Sun (2016)
Which got us thinking: what would that list look like if the organisers went rogue?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The loveable rogues are back with some seasonal shenanigans.
The Sun (2006)
Many of the problems with rogue alpha males stem directly from their most positive attributes.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Rogue element on the run and in hiding?
The Sun (2015)
Tax bosses will be able to publicly identify rogue accountants involved.
The Sun (2013)
They were discovered during dawn raids yesterday to clamp down on rogue landlords.
The Sun (2015)
Instead he goes rogue and wages his own personal battle in this entertaining western.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their report said that one in six of us carries the rogue gene.
The Sun (2007)
He was a loveable rogue and a true eccentric.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Or that rogue elements in the industry appear to have been blatantly conning consumers.
The Sun (2013)
Bosses who employ illegals and rogue landlords who rent to them also face a major crackdown.
The Sun (2013)
He wants a few more rogue traders to go to jail.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But this morning was about life when your two male offspring inherit the rogue gene.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It might have been a rogue element.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Victims will no longer have to cough up for lawyers to chase rogue traders through the courts to get their money back.
The Sun (2012)
There is one rogue elephant in the room, of course.
The Sun (2014)
He leads a rogues' gallery of demonstrators.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We are keen to pursue rogue traders because it makes the hard-up feel better.
The Sun (2015)
It's always good to see him as he is a bit of a loveable rogue.
The Sun (2008)
Why can't tenants just take rogue landlords to court?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They won't suddenly go rogue and rise up.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A new law to protect consumers from rogue traders came into force this week.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In some cases, the method will be used to switch off rogue genes that promote conditions such as heart failure or cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He successfully adopted other rogue elephants into the herd, and was always overwhelmed when he found them waiting for him after a trip away.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
rogue
British English: rogue NOUN
A rogue is a man who behaves in a dishonest or criminal way.
He wasn't a rogue at all.
American English: rogue
Brazilian Portuguese: velhaco
Chinese: 流氓
European Spanish: pillo
French: fripouille
German: Gauner
Italian: mascalzone
Japanese: ごろつき
Korean: 악당
European Portuguese: velhaco
Latin American Spanish: pillo
British English: rogue ADJECTIVE
A rogue element is someone or something that behaves differently from others of its kind, often causing damage.
Computer systems are being affected by mysterious rogue programs, known as viruses.
American English: rogue
Brazilian Portuguese: intruso
Chinese: 脱序的
European Spanish: fraudulento
French: suspect
German: abnormal
Italian: solitarioanimale
Japanese: ごろつきの
Korean: 독자적인
European Portuguese: intruso
Latin American Spanish: fraudulento
All related terms of 'rogue'
rogue male
a conventionally masculine man who is a cold-hearted loner
rogue state
When politicians or journalists talk about a rogue state , they mean a country that they regard as a threat to their own country's security , for example because it supports terrorism .
rogue wave
a sudden huge wave
rogue dialler
a dial-up connection placed on a computer without the user's knowledge which, when the user tries to connect to the internet , automatically connects to a premium-rate phone number
rogue program
a computer virus
rogue trader
A rogue trader is an employee of a financial institution who carries out business without the knowledge or approval of his or her bosses .
outlaw state
a state that conducts its policy in a dangerously unpredictable way, disregarding international law or diplomacy
Chinese translation of 'rogue'
rogue
(rəuɡ)
n(c)
无(無)赖(賴) (wúlài) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun)
Definition
a dishonest or unprincipled person
He wasn't a rogue at all.
Synonyms
scoundrel (old-fashioned)
He is a lying scoundrel.
crook (informal)
The man is a crook and a liar.
villain
As a copper, I've spent my life putting villains like him away.
fraudster
sharper
fraud (informal)
He believes many psychics are frauds.
cheat
He's nothing but a rotten cheat.
devil
You cheeky little devil!
deceiver
He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver.
charlatan
This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan.
conman or woman (informal)
con artist (informal)
swindler
Swindlers have cheated investors out of £12 million.
knave (archaic)
It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back.
ne'er-do-well
reprobate
the drunken reprobate of popular legend
scumbag (slang)
blackguard
mountebank
grifter (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
skelm (South Africa)
rorter (Australian, slang)
wrong 'un (slang)
2 (noun)
Definition
a mischievous person
a loveable rogue
Synonyms
scamp
Have some respect for me, you scamp!
rascal
What's that old rascal been telling you?
scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect)
rapscallion
nointer (Australian, slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of charlatan
Definition
a person who claims expertise that he or she does not have
This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan.
Synonyms
fraud (informal),
cheat,
fake,
sham,
pretender,
quack,
conman or woman (informal),
con artist (informal),
impostor,
fraudster,
swindler,
mountebank,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
phoney or phony (informal),
rorter (Australian, slang),
rogue trader
in the sense of cheat
Definition
a person who cheats
He's nothing but a rotten cheat.
Synonyms
deceiver,
sharper,
cheater,
shark,
charlatan,
trickster,
conman or woman (informal),
con artist (informal),
impostor,
fraudster,
double-crosser (informal),
swindler,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
rorter (Australian, slang),
chiseller (informal),
rogue,
dodger,
knave (archaic),
rogue trader
in the sense of crook
Definition
a dishonest person
The man is a crook and a liar.
Synonyms
criminal,
rogue,
cheat,
thief,
shark,
lag (slang),
villain,
robber,
racketeer,
fraudster,
swindler,
knave (archaic),
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
chiseller (informal),
skelm (South Africa)
Synonyms of 'rogue'
rogue
Explore 'rogue' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deceiver
He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver.
Synonyms
liar,
fraud (informal),
cheat,
fake,
betrayer,
crook (informal),
pretender,
deluder,
hypocrite,
charlatan,
trickster,
conman or woman (informal),
con artist (informal),
sharper,
impostor,
fraudster,
swindler,
dissembler,
inveigler,
mountebank,
snake in the grass,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
double-dealer,
chiseller (informal),
cozener,
rorter (Australian, slang),
rogue trader
in the sense of devil
You cheeky little devil!
Synonyms
scamp,
monkey (informal),
rogue,
imp,
rascal,
tyke (informal),
scoundrel,
scallywag (informal),
mischief-maker,
whippersnapper,
toerag (slang),
pickle (British, informal),
nointer (Australian, slang)
in the sense of fraud
Definition
a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
He believes many psychics are frauds.
Synonyms
impostor,
cheat,
fake,
bluffer,
sham,
hoax,
hoaxer,
forgery,
counterfeit,
pretender,
charlatan,
quack,
fraudster,
swindler,
mountebank,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
double-dealer,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of knave
Definition
a dishonest man
It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back.
Synonyms
rogue,
cheat,
villain,
rascal,
scoundrel (old-fashioned),
scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect),
swindler,
bounder (old-fashioned, slang, British),
rotter (slang, British),
reprobate,
scallywag (informal),
scumbag (slang),
scamp,
blackguard,
cocksucker (taboo, slang),
scapegrace,
rapscallion,
varlet (archaic),
wrong 'un (slang)
in the sense of rapscallion
Definition
a rascal or rogue
Synonyms
rogue,
disgrace,
cad (old-fashioned, informal),
rascal,
scoundrel (old-fashioned),
scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect),
black sheep,
knave (archaic),
ne'er-do-well,
scallywag (informal),
good-for-nothing,
scamp,
wastrel,
bad egg (old-fashioned, informal),
blackguard,
scrote (slang),
wrong 'un (slang),
nointer (Australian, slang, informal)
in the sense of rascal
Definition
a scoundrel or rogue
What's that old rascal been telling you?
Synonyms
rogue (old-fashioned),
devil,
villain,
scoundrel (old-fashioned),
disgrace,
rake (old-fashioned),
pickle (British, informal),
imp,
scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect),
wretch,
knave (archaic),
ne'er-do-well,
reprobate,
scallywag (informal),
good-for-nothing,
miscreant,
scamp,
wastrel (archaic),
bad egg (old-fashioned, informal),
blackguard,
varmint (informal),
rapscallion (archaic),
caitiff (archaic),
wrong 'un (slang),
nointer (Australian, slang)
in the sense of reprobate
Definition
an unprincipled bad person
the drunken reprobate of popular legend
Synonyms
scoundrel (old-fashioned),
villain,
degenerate,
profligate,
mother (taboo, slang, US),
shit (taboo, slang),
bastard (informal, offensive),
rake,
bugger (taboo, slang),
sinner,
outcast,
pariah,
rascal,
son-of-a-bitch (taboo, slang, US, Canadian),
asshole (US, Canadian, taboo, slang),
turd (taboo, slang),
wretch,
wrongdoer,
motherfucker (taboo, slang, US),
ne'er-do-well,
scumbag (slang),
miscreant,
wastrel,
bad egg (old-fashioned, informal),
blackguard,
evildoer,
roué,
cocksucker (taboo, slang),
rakehell (archaic),
asswipe (US, Canadian, taboo, slang),
skelm (South Africa),
wrong 'un (slang)
in the sense of swindler
Swindlers have cheated investors out of £12 million.
Synonyms
cheat,
fraud (informal),
hustler (US, informal),
conman or woman (informal),
con artist (informal),
sharper,
shark,
rogue,
charlatan,
rook (slang),
rascal,
trickster,
impostor,
fraudster,
knave (archaic),
confidence trickster,
mountebank,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
chiseller (informal),
rorter (Australian, slang),
rogue trader
in the sense of villain
Definition
a wicked or evil person
As a copper, I've spent my life putting villains like him away.