knave

The late Renaissance came to life in knave overalls with blousy tops, sequined skirts that suggested chain mail armor and tapestry detailing on jacket sleeves.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023

Perhaps he is more pathetic than dictatorial, more fool than knave.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2019

The answer is ‘‘No.’’ This tells you that the speaker is a knave, for a knight would answer ‘‘Yes.’’

From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2019

But who is the knave and who is the hero remains the question, because often they are both.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2014

“That knave is the son of my father’s treasurer, a deceitful man. Proof that the apple does not fall far from the tree,” he said.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Despite another two-plus centuries of self-regulation and government regulation, the line between honest men and knaves on Wall Street remains fluid.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

It is led by a fool who is surrounded by knaves.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023

Given Brady, Belichick and borderline officiating — I believe the last time the Patriots lost a replay challenge was at the Boston Tea Party, late 1773 — I cannot bury these knaves.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2019

When the puzzle possibilities of this have been exhausted, we find knights and knaves speaking in unknown tongues.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2019

Some had been heroes, some weaklings, knaves, or cravens.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin