Rogue Definition
rōg
rogued, rogues, roguing
noun
rogues
A rascal; scoundrel.
Webster's New World
A wandering beggar or tramp; vagabond.
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A fun-loving, mischievous person.
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An elephant or other animal that wanders apart from the herd and is fierce and wild.
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An individual varying markedly from the standard, esp. an inferior one.
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adjective
Acting in defiance of established laws, customs, etc.
A rogue nation.
Webster's New World
Vicious and solitary. Used of an animal, especially an elephant.
American Heritage
Lacking required authorization, supervision, etc.
A rogue intelligence operation.
Webster's New World
Large, destructive, and anomalous or unpredictable.
Rogue tornado.
American Heritage
Operating outside normal or desirable controls.
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verb
To remove (diseased or abnormal specimens) from a group of plants of the same variety.
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To live or act like a rogue.
Webster's New World
To cheat.
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To destroy (plants, etc.) as biological rogues.
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To remove such plants, etc. from (land, etc.)
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Other Word Forms of Rogue
Noun
Singular:
rogue
Plural:
roguesOrigin of Rogue
Middle French rogue (“arrogant, haughty"), from Old Northern French rogre, Old Norse hrokr (“excess, exuberance"), though OED sees no evidence of this connection.
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Celtic; see Breton rog (“haughty")
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Latin rogare (“to ask")
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Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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