bounders

Men without honor

Bounders is the plural of bounder, a dated British term for a man who behaves dishonorably or breaks social codes—someone who oversteps bounds of proper conduct.

The word carries a whiff of old novels and period dramas: Those bounders cheated at cards.

It suggests caddish behavior rather than serious villainy.

dishonourable

cad

Dishonorable man

rotterDespicable, worthless person
heelFoot's rear underside
blackguardContemptible, dishonest person

knave · scoundrel · rascal · villain · miscreant · scalawag · rapscallion · ne'er-do-well · reprobate · wretch

swindler

conman

Fraud who deceives for profit

fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
cheatAct dishonestly to win
grifterPetty fraud perpetrator

trickster · swindler · charlatan · impostor · deceiver · mountebank · flimflammer · shark · sharpie · shyster

uncouth

boor

Rude, insensitive person

loutCrude, ill-mannered person
churlRude, surly person
oafStupid clumsy person

clod · vulgarian · yahoo · philistine · brute · ignoramus · bumpkin · ruffian · hooligan · yob

Opposites

social conduct and character

boundersgentlemen

Men of refinement

gentlefolk · paragons · saints · straight shooters · good eggs

social class and breeding

boundersgentlemen

Men of refinement

aristocrats · blue bloods · thoroughbreds · nobility

Family

unbounded, abounded, bounder, rebounded

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