n. villain, rogue, wretch, good-for-nothing, scapegrace, blackguard, rascal, scamp, cur, Old-fashioned bounder, cad, knave, Colloq heel, Slang louse, Brit rotter Politicians tend to treat their opponents as liars and scoundrels
SCOUNDREL
Meaning of SCOUNDREL in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012