rogue
English
/ˈɹəʊ̯ɡ/, /ˈɹoʊ̯ɡ/
noun
Definitions
- A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- A mischievous scamp.
- A vagrant.
- (computing) Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
- An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
- A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
- (role-playing games) A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
Etymology
Derived from Latin rogō (ask, request, I ask, enquire, I demand) derived from Middle French rogue (arrogant, haughty) derived from fro, rogre (aggressive) derived from Old Norse hrokr (excess, insolence, heaped measure, exuberance).
Origin
Old Norse
hrokr
Gloss
excess, insolence, heaped measure, exuberance
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archrogue English
- comrogue English
- gallery English
- roguelike English
- roguery English
- rogues' gallery English
- rogueship English
- roguish English
- roguishly English
- roguishness English
- roguy English
- abrogo Latin
- arrogo Latin
- corrogo Latin
- derogo Latin
- erogo Latin
- interrogo Latin
- irrogo Latin
- obrogo Latin
- perrogo Latin
- praerogo Latin
- prorogo Latin
- rogō Latin
- subrogo Latin
- rogue French
- irrogar Spanish, Castilian
- irrogar Portuguese
- rógaire Irish
- hrokr Old Norse
- rogre Old French
- rueve Old French
- irrogar Catalan, Valencian
- rogue Middle French
- rog Aromanian
- *rogue ONF.
- fro, rogre ONF.