scoundrel

noun

scoun·drel ˈskau̇n-drəl

Synonyms of scoundrel next

: a disreputable person : rascal

scoundrel adjective

scoundrelly

ˈskau̇n-drə-lē

adjective

Examples of scoundrel in a Sentence

some scoundrel stole my wallet

Recent Examples on the Web As the sun set and the crowd applauded, Mr. Buffett had an epiphany that this tropical paradise, with its scoundrels, literary lights, smugglers and fishermen, would be home as well as endlessly fertile ground for songwriting material. —

Glenn Rifkin, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023 The Adversary’s themes and preoccupations have the narrative potential to cast a light upon the everyday scoundrels seeking re-election on our television screens, across all devices and platforms. —

Hazlitt, 27 Sep. 2023 Most scams follow an elementary bait-and-switch technique, where the scoundrel lures you in with attractive bait and then, at the right time, switches to a different option. —

WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023 By 1990, when apartheid began to topple, Mr. Buthelezi was a formidable political force, speaking for nearly a quarter of the nation’s Black people — a statesman to some, a scoundrel to others, but one who could not be ignored at the negotiating table. —

Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2023 By 1990, when apartheid began to topple, Buthelezi was a formidable political force, speaking for nearly a quarter of the nation’s Black people — a statesman to some, a scoundrel to others, but one who could not be ignored at the negotiating table. —

Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023 As depicted here and played by the magnetic Karen Chia-ling Ho, Butterfly is no dewy-eyed innocent about to be married to a scoundrel, but a nightclub star who clearly adores her job, which includes participating in a wedding skit with servicemen. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023 To some, however, private equity operators are a bunch of scoundrels. —

Larry Light, Fortune, 13 July 2023 Others were kooks, and some were dangerous scoundrels—or some combination thereof. —

Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023 See More

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