/ skelm; NAmE / noun
( SAfrE ) a person that you believe is a criminal or that you do not trust
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Dutch schelm , from German .
/ skelm; NAmE / noun
( SAfrE ) a person that you believe is a criminal or that you do not trust
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Dutch schelm , from German .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005