English Explanatory Dictionary

scoundrel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

Pronunciation

/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scoundrel.wav

Word forms

scoundrel scoundrels

Etymology

From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

Synonyms

antimodel bad guy baddie bastard beggar blackguard bounder cad coistril evildoer fustilarian harlot heavy knave lidderon makeshift miscreant ne'er-do-well niding nithing rapscallion rascal rogue scab scamp scapegrace scoundrel scum scumbag thug undesirable varlet villain

Derived words

scoundrelish scoundrelly scoundrelous scoundrelously
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