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rogue

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Noun

  1. A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  2. A mischievous scamp.
  3. A vagrant.
  4. Malware that deceitfully presents itself as antispyware.
  5. An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
  6. A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
  7. A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.

Adjective

  1. Vicious and solitary.
  2. Large, destructive and unpredictable.
  3. Deceitful, unprincipled.
  4. Mischievous, unpredictable.

Verb

  1. To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
  2. To cheat.
  3. To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
  4. To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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