Knave - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|neɪv|
Brit.
|neɪv|
noun
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel (syn: rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag)
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince (syn: jack)
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince (syn: jack)
Extra examples
...he plays the role of the duplicitous knave who tries to foil the play's hero...
A verier knave never stepped the earth.
Word forms
noun
singular: knave
plural: knaves
singular: knave
plural: knaves
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