blackguards
blackguards is the plural of blackguard.
Meaning of blackguard
Noun
blackguard (plural blackguards)
- The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
- An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
- A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard.1830, Thomas Macaulay, Review of Robert Southey's edition of Pilgrim's Progress, in the Edinburgh Review
- A man who uses foul language in front of a woman (typically a woman of high standing).
Questions about blackguards
- What is blackguards the plural of?
- Blackguards is the plural of blackguard.
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