Panurge

(pan′ʉrj′; Fr pȧ nürz̸h′)

noun

the mirthful, roguish, cowardly companion of Pantagruel in Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel

Origin: Fr < Gr panourgos, knavish, ready for anything < pan (see pan-) + -ourgos, worker < ergon, work

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