rogue

[US]/rəʊg/
[UK]/roɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mischievous person; a dishonest or unprincipled person; a fierce animal that lives apart from the herd
vi. to be idle or shiftless; to deviate from the normal course; to wander
vt. to cheat or deceive; to deviate from the normal
adj. fierce and aggressive

Phrases & Collocations

rogue agent

rogue state

rogue wave

going rogue

rogue software

rogue elephant

Example Sentences

an unconscionable rogue

Cenzo, you old rogue!.

as vile a rogue as ever lived.

My little brother is such a rogue!

consumers were at the mercy of every rogue in the marketplace.

he hacked into data and ran rogue programs.

Don’t get too matey with him he’s a rogue.

The rogue swore against the young man,saying he was a thief.

to blame the debacle on the antics of a rogue trader is not credible—it doesn't stack up.

The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.

Have you seen these photos of the new government ministers? What a rogues’ gallery!

The rogue blew on the scheme and so betrayed his partner to the police.

a rogues' gallery of bureaucrats and cold-hearted advocates of ‘progress’.

For example, if you play a Rogue spell by paying its prowl cost, Frogtosser Banneret causes that spell to cost {1} less.

Amid the duck islands and dodgy mortgages, the turfing out of rogues might have been expected to top the wish list.

We are fascinated by rogues, from Chaucer's Pardoner to Del Boy. 9 We are bad at risk-assessment, and repeated surveys show that we fear crime far more than is justified.

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