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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