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# blackguard

noun (blackguard, blackguards)

«blackguard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) a rude, dishonest, rascally person who behaves badly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackguard/#m1)

### In the lessons

a name for a scoundrel in old tales, often said in anger, as «you impudent little blackguard!»

### Examples

- "You rude little blackguard!" shouted the farmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackguard/#x1)
- The blackguard stole the old woman's purse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackguard/#x2)
- Old stories call a sly, mean man a blackguard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackguard/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blackguard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackguard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blackguard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blackguard.html) on Mova free.