rəuɡ n. & v. --n. 1 a
dishonest or
unprincipled person. 2 joc. a
mischievous person,
esp. a
child. 3 (usu. attrib.) a a
wild animal driven away or
living apart from the herd and of
fierce temper (rogue elephant). b a
stray,
irresponsible, or
undisciplined person or
thing (rogue trader). 4 an
inferior or
defective specimen among many acceptable ones. --v.tr.
remove rogues (sense 4 of n.) from. ørogues'
gallery a
collection of photographs of
known criminals
etc., used
for identification of suspects. [16th-c. cant
word: orig. unkn.]