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- Dictionaryrogue/rəʊɡ/
noun
- 1. a dishonest or unprincipled man: "you are a rogue and an embezzler" Similar
- 2. an elephant or other large wild animal living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies: "a rogue elephant"
verb
- 1. remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop): "the sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings"
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behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage: a rogue state. rogue cells. biology specialized. A rogue animal is a dangerous wild animal that lives apart from the rest of its group. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dangerous and harmful. adverse conditions. adverse effect. adverse publicity.
The meaning of ROGUE is resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable. How to use rogue in a sentence.
ROGUE meaning: 1. behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage: 2. A…. Learn more.
Rogue definition: no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade. See examples of ROGUE used in a sentence.
rogue in British English. (rəʊɡ ) noun. 1. a dishonest or unprincipled person; rascal; scoundrel. 2. often humorous. a mischievous or wayward person, often a child; scamp. 3. a crop plant which is inferior, diseased, or of a different, unwanted variety.
Definition of rogue noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A rogue is a sneaky person who has tricks up his sleeve, not like a magician, but like someone who would steal your wallet or cheat at cards. Dishonesty won’t get you far in life, unless you are a rogue who survives by lying and exploiting others.
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rogue, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
(informal) to suddenly start doing something unexpected, especially something dangerous, wrong or against the rules. Denzel Washington plays a CIA agent gone rogue. One of his employees went rogue and started stealing money from the company. My phone has gone rogue on me—it keeps switching itself off.
ROGUE definition: not behaving in the way that is expected or wanted: . Learn more.
