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Rogue

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Noun

1. knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rogue

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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

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Rogue

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rogue

see synonyms of rogue
n.
1. An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal.
2. One who is playfully mischievous; a scamp.
3. A wandering beggar; a vagrant.
4. A vicious and solitary animal, especially an elephant that has separated itself from its herd.
5. An organism, especially a plant, that shows an undesirable variation from a standard.
adj.
1. Vicious and solitary. Used of an animal, especially an elephant.
2. Large, destructive, and anomalous or unpredictable: rogue tornado.
3. Operating outside normal or desirable controls: "How could a single rogue trader bring down an otherwise profitable and well-regarded institution?" (Saul Hansell).
v. rogued, rogu·ing, rogues
v.tr.
To remove (diseased or abnormal specimens) from a group of plants of the same variety.
v.intr.
To remove diseased or abnormal plants.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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