Rogue

(rŏg, 20), n. [Fr. rogue, proud, haughty, supercilious, Icel. hrōkr, a brave, proud, or haughty man.] 1. (Law.) A vagrant; a sturdy beggar; a vagabond. ☞ Persons of this character were, by the ancient laws of England, punished by whipping and had their ears bored with a hot iron. 2. A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat. The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise. Pope. 3. One who is mischievous or frolicsome;— hence, often used as a term of endearment. Alas, poor rogue, I think indeed she loves. Shak. 4. A wag. [Obs.] Shak.