rogue

IPA: rˈoʊg

noun

  • A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  • A mischievous scamp.
  • A vagrant.
  • (computing) Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
  • An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
  • A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
  • (roleplaying games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (horticulture) To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
  • (transitive, dated) To cheat.
  • (obsolete) To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
  • (intransitive, obsolete) To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.

adjective

  • (of an animal, especially an elephant) Vicious and solitary.
  • (by extension) Large, destructive and unpredictable.
  • (by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.
  • Mischievous, unpredictable.
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Examples of "rogue" in Sentences

  • The rogue thief slipped through the shadows, evading the guards as he made off with the royal jewels
  • The pirate ship was captained by a notorious rogue who was feared throughout the seven seas
  • She had always been a rebel at heart, a rogue spirit who refused to conform to society's expectations
  • The rogue agent acted alone, operating outside the bounds of the law to achieve his own twisted goals
  • The rogue wave crashed onto the shore with tremendous force, sweeping everything in its path

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