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Definition or meaning of the English word Blackguard
A vagrant; a bootblack; a gamin. (n.).
Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as; blackguard language. (a.).
To revile or abuse in scurrilous language. (v. t.).
" The scullions and lower menials of a court; or of a nobleman's household; who; in a removal from one residence to another; had charge of the kitchen utensils; and being smutted by them; were jocularly called the ""black guard""; also; the servants and h (n.).
The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community; collectively. (n.).
A person of stained or low character; esp. one who uses scurrilous language; or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough. (n.).
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