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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blackguard /ˈblagɑːd, -gəd/ dated

▶noun a man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way. ▶verb disparage or denounce.

– derivatives
blackguardly adjective.

– origin C16 (orig. denoting a body of servants): from black + guard.

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