Origin of rogue

First recorded in 1555–65; apparently short for obsolete roger begging vagabond, orig. cant word

OTHER WORDS FROM rogue

out·rogue, verb (used with object), out·rogued, out·ro·guing. un·der·rogue, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rogue

rogue rouge

Example sentences from the Web for rogue

British Dictionary definitions for rogue

rogue
/ (rəʊɡ) /

noun

verb

  1. (tr) to rid (a field or crop) of plants that are inferior, diseased, or of an unwanted variety
  2. to identify and remove such plants

Word Origin for rogue

C16: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Latin rogāre to beg