noun
- Obsolete a wandering beggar or tramp; vagabond
- a rascal; scoundrel
- a fun-loving, mischievous person
- an elephant or other animal that wanders apart from the herd and is fierce and wild
- Biol. an individual varying markedly from the standard, esp. an inferior one
Origin:
< 16th-c. thieves' slang < ? L rogare, to ask: see rogation
transitive verb rogued, roguing
- to cheat
- to destroy (plants, etc.) as biological rogues
- to remove such plants, etc. from (land, etc.)
intransitive verb
to live or act like a rogue