BLACKGUARD


Meaning of BLACKGUARD in English

n. & v.

--n. a villain; a scoundrel; an unscrupulous, unprincipled person.

--v.tr. abuse scurrilously.

Derivatives:

blackguardly adj.

Etymology: BLACK + GUARD: orig. applied collectively to menials etc.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.