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blackguard.

The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblæɡəd/UK/ˈblæɡɚd/US
  1. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.

    historical
  2. An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

    dated
  3. A man who uses foul language in front of a woman (typically a woman of high standing).

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.

verb/ˈblæɡəd/UK/ˈblæɡɚd/US
  1. To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

    transitive
  2. To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.

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