noun
- dishonest or unscrupulous people
- mischievous but likeable people
Usage: often affectionate
Examples
- The police finally caught the rogues who had been stealing from local shops.
- Those little rogues hid my keys as a prank.
- The gallery of rogues included con artists and pickpockets.
- Despite their tricks, the children were lovable rogues.
- The captain warned his crew about the rogues in port.
- She called her mischievous cats a pair of rogues.