noun
- dishonest or unscrupulous people; rogues or villains
Usage: plural of scoundrel
Examples
- The scoundrels cheated innocent people out of their savings.
- Those scoundrels broke into the store last night.
- The mayor called the corrupt officials a bunch of scoundrels.
- In the old western movies, scoundrels always wore black hats.
- The detective was determined to catch the scoundrels who robbed the bank.
- She refused to do business with such scoundrels.