varlet

var·let

noun \ˈvär-lət\

Definition of VARLET

1

a : attendant, menial

b : a knight's page

2

: a base unprincipled person : knave

Examples of VARLET

1. <challenged the dastardly varlet to a duel>

Origin of VARLET

Middle English valet, vadlet, varlet servant, boy — more at valet

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to VARLET

Synonyms

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, villain, wretch

Related Words

villainess; blackguard; criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor; sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer; cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper; bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw; con, convict, jailbird; assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug; rough, rowdy, tough; loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms

angel, innocent, saint; hero

Rhymes with VARLET

charlotte, harlot, scarlet, starlet