Dictionary

roué en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹuːeɪ/
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Etymology

Borrowed from French roué. Doublet of rotate.

Meanings

1. A debauched or lecherous person.
   • Would you trust him alone with your young daughter? Certainly not, though who could blame her for being captivated? In this day and age especially, a good roué is hard to find. 2014 August 27, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Last of Robin Hood Wrestles with a Star's Underage Love”, in The Village Voice, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2014:
   • The old roué, twice married and patriarch of an extended family, never concealed the fact that he was “a ladies’ man”. 2005 August 14, Richard Brooks, Stuart Wavell, “Rumpole takes a great big spanking”, in The Sunday Times:
   • A taste and knowledge of wines and cookery appears to them to be the sign of an accomplished roué and manly gentleman. 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 20, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 185:

Forms

Synonyms

rantipole · debaucher · voluptuary · fornicator · debauchee · player · philanderer · rizzler · lecher · lewdster · seducer · hood rat · bed-hopper · rake · wanton · rake · roué · libertine · adulterer · gallant · chamberer · carpetmonger

Translations (14)

pl bezwstydnica (A debauched or lecherous person) · pl bezwstydnik (A debauched or lecherous person) · de Roué (A debauched or lecherous person) · hu kujon (A debauched or lecherous person) · fr roué (A debauched or lecherous person) · sv rumlare (A debauched or lecherous person) · pl hedonistka (A debauched or lecherous person) · pl hedonista (A debauched or lecherous person) · hu élvhajhász (A debauched or lecherous person) · cs prostopášník (A debauched or lecherous person) · pt debochado (A debauched or lecherous person) · pl rozpustnik (A debauched or lecherous person) · de Lustmolch (A debauched or lecherous person) · pl rozpustnica (A debauched or lecherous person)