blackguard
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We have both known the blackguard for decades.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Edgar finds work in the hamlet of Dreng’s Ferry with Dreng himself, an all-around blackguard, but eventually Edgar’s intelligence and capability propel him into the building trade.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2020
Parliament's website lists examples of words that might be considered offensive, including "stoolpigeon", "blackguard", "coward", "git", "guttersnipe", "hooligan" and "rat".
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2019
With the help of Jake, and a convenient space ship, Reggie lands in 1621 in the Plymouth Colony, where the governor is a fat oaf and Myles Standish a blackguard with guillotine cheekbones.
From Time • Oct. 31, 2013
Kay startled everybody by declaring with a sniff that he himself had always been a mean blackguard, and then went quickly out of the room blowing his nose.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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