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roué

[ roo-ey, roo-ey ]

noun

  1. a dissolute and licentious man; rake.

    Synonyms: rakehell, bounder, cad, lecher, libertine, profligate



roué

/ ˈruːeɪ /

noun

  1. a debauched or lecherous man; rake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of roué1

1790–1800; < French, noun use of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (derivative of roue wheel ≪ Latin rota ); name first applied to the profligate companions of the Duc d'Orléans (c1720)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of roué1

C19: from French, literally: one broken on the wheel, from rouer , from Latin rotāre to revolve, from rota a wheel; with reference to the fate deserved by a debauchee
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Example Sentences

“Le Dieu gaulois du Soleil et le symbolisme de la roue,” Paris, 1886.

A shameless old roue makes love to you, and he writes you a stack of silly letters.

When with the gambler, or the roue, he was equally at home—a debauchee, or a handler of cards.

"Boys," he exclaimed, "'tis a hind wheel" (une roue de derrire—the slang word for a silver dollar).

Where the Grande Roue turns, on the ground now bright with flower-beds and grassy lawns, duels were fought erewhile.

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