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Definition of scoundrel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scoundrel

noun
 
/ˈskaʊndrəl/
 
/ˈskaʊndrəl/
 (old-fashioned)
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  1. a man who treats other people badly, especially by not being honest or moral synonym rogueTopics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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