blackguard: Meaning and Definition of

black•guard

Pronunciation: (blag'ärd, -urd, blak'gärd"), [key]
— n.
  1. a low, contemptible person; scoundrel.
    1. a group of menial workers in the kitchen of a large household.
    2. the servants of an army.
    3. camp followers.
—v.t.
  1. to revile in scurrilous language.
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