blaggard
Contemptible wicked person
Blaggard is an archaic or dialectal spelling of blackguard—a scoundrel or villain.
The spelling reflects how the word is actually pronounced, with the middle syllable swallowed: That blaggard ran off with my wallet.
The term sounds theatrical and old-fashioned today, more likely encountered in period fiction than modern speech.
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- villainWicked story antagonist
cad · bounder · miscreant · reprobate · wretch · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · rapscallion
Person who deceives for money
- cheatAct dishonestly to win
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- conmanFraud who deceives for profit
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
charlatan · deceiver · impostor · grifter · scammer · mountebank · shyster · hustler
Person who breaks laws
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- outlawFugitive from justice
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
- offenderOne who breaks rules
culprit · convict · delinquent · transgressor · wrongdoer · perpetrator · malefactor · evildoer
Inclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- unscrupulousLacking moral principles
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
villainous · despicable · contemptible · dishonorable · untrustworthy · nefarious · wicked · vile
scoundrel
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
villain · cad · bounder · miscreant · reprobate · wretch · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · rapscallion · varlet
swindler
Person who deceives for money
trickster · charlatan · deceiver · impostor · grifter · scammer · mountebank · shyster · hustler · sharper
criminal
Person who breaks laws
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- outlawFugitive from justice
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
offender · culprit · convict · delinquent · transgressor · wrongdoer · perpetrator · malefactor · evildoer · crook
dishonest
Inclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- unscrupulousLacking moral principles
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
corrupt · villainous · despicable · contemptible · dishonorable · untrustworthy · nefarious · wicked · vile · base
blaggardgentleman
Courteous, honorable man
nobleman · aristocrat · lady · gentlewoman · pillar of society