blackguard
Meaning of blackguard
noun
a man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way.
verb- abuse or disparage (someone) scurrilously.
you know what sort she is, yet you blackguard me when I tell the truth about her
early 16th century (originally as two words): from black + guard. The term originally denoted a body of attendants or servants, especially the menials who had charge of kitchen utensils, but the exact significance of the epithet ‘black’ is uncertain. The sense ‘scoundrel, villain’ dates from the mid 18th century, and was formerly considered highly offensive.
Information about blackguard
- The plural form of blackguard is: blackguards.
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Hyphenation of blackguard
black-guard
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- blackguard is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
blackguard synonyms
Meaning cad:
cad, bounder, dog, hound, heel
Meaning ridicule:
Meaning abuse:
Words that rhyme with blackguard
Eduard, AutoGuard, Coastguard, Estraguard, Fishguard, Uvaguard, Vanguard, Ziguard, afterguard, armguard, beguard, bodyguard, coastguard, counterguard, dressguard, enguard, esguard, fingerguard, fireguard, guard, hatguard, headguard, healthguard, lifeguard, loinguard, mailguard, mudguard, neckguard, nonguard, noseguard, offguard, outguard, preguard, rearguard, reguard, safeguard, shinguard, sneezeguard, splashguard, underguard, unguard, vanguard, vantguard, watchguard, Eluard, Edouard, Jacquard, jacquard, Gottuard