Meaning of "blackguard" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLACKGUARD

Originally a collective noun referring to the lowest menials in court, camp followers, vagabonds.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BLACKGUARD

blackguard  [ˈblæɡɑːd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACKGUARD

Blackguard is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blackguard in English.

WHAT DOES BLACKGUARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blackguard

Blackguard is a rather old-fashioned term for a scoundrel. Blackguard or Black Guard may also refer to...

Definition of blackguard in the English dictionary

The first definition of blackguard in the dictionary is an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel. Other definition of blackguard is to ridicule or denounce with abusive language. Blackguard is also to behave like a blackguard.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLACKGUARD

PRESENT

Present

I blackguard

you blackguard

he/she/it blackguards

we blackguard

you blackguard

they blackguard

Present continuous

I am blackguarding

you are blackguarding

he/she/it is blackguarding

we are blackguarding

you are blackguarding

they are blackguarding

Present perfect

I have blackguarded

you have blackguarded

he/she/it has blackguarded

we have blackguarded

you have blackguarded

they have blackguarded

Present perfect continuous

I have been blackguarding

you have been blackguarding

he/she/it has been blackguarding

we have been blackguarding

you have been blackguarding

they have been blackguarding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I blackguarded

you blackguarded

he/she/it blackguarded

we blackguarded

you blackguarded

they blackguarded

Past continuous

I was blackguarding

you were blackguarding

he/she/it was blackguarding

we were blackguarding

you were blackguarding

they were blackguarding

Past perfect

I had blackguarded

you had blackguarded

he/she/it had blackguarded

we had blackguarded

you had blackguarded

they had blackguarded

Past perfect continuous

I had been blackguarding

you had been blackguarding

he/she/it had been blackguarding

we had been blackguarding

you had been blackguarding

they had been blackguarding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will blackguard

you will blackguard

he/she/it will blackguard

we will blackguard

you will blackguard

they will blackguard

Future continuous

I will be blackguarding

you will be blackguarding

he/she/it will be blackguarding

we will be blackguarding

you will be blackguarding

they will be blackguarding

Future perfect

I will have blackguarded

you will have blackguarded

he/she/it will have blackguarded

we will have blackguarded

you will have blackguarded

they will have blackguarded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been blackguarding

you will have been blackguarding

he/she/it will have been blackguarding

we will have been blackguarding

you will have been blackguarding

they will have been blackguarding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would blackguard

you would blackguard

he/she/it would blackguard

we would blackguard

you would blackguard

they would blackguard

Conditional continuous

I would be blackguarding

you would be blackguarding

he/she/it would be blackguarding

we would be blackguarding

you would be blackguarding

they would be blackguarding

Conditional perfect

I would have blackguard

you would have blackguard

he/she/it would have blackguard

we would have blackguard

you would have blackguard

they would have blackguard

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been blackguarding

you would have been blackguarding

he/she/it would have been blackguarding

we would have been blackguarding

you would have been blackguarding

they would have been blackguarding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you blackguard
we let´s blackguard
you blackguard

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to blackguard

Past participle

blackguarded

Present Participle

blackguarding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BLACKGUARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blackguard» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of blackguard

bad egg · bastard · blighter · bounder · bugger · miscreant · rascal · rogue · scoundrel · scumbag · shit · skelm · swine · villain · wretch · wrong ´un

TRANSLATION OF BLACKGUARD

Find out the translation of blackguard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of blackguard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blackguard» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 流氓
• Translator English - Spanish: blackguard
• English: blackguard
• Translator English - Hindi: बदमाश
• Translator English - Arabic: حقر
• Translator English - Russian: мерзавец
• Translator English - Portuguese: blackguard
• Translator English - Bengali: পাজী
• Translator English - French: canaille
• Translator English - Malay: Pengawal hitam
• Translator English - German: Schuft
• Translator English - Japanese: ならず者
• Translator English - Korean: 불량배
• Translator English - Javanese: Blackguard
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đê tiện
• Translator English - Tamil: துஷ்டன்
• Translator English - Marathi: ब्लॅकगार्ड
• Translator English - Turkish: alçak
• Translator English - Italian: blackguard
• Translator English - Polish: łajdak
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мерзотник
• Translator English - Romanian: ticălosul
• Translator English - Greek: παλιάνθρωπος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ploert
• Translator English - Swedish: blackguard
• Translator English - Norwegian: pøbel

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKGUARD»

Discover the use of blackguard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blackguard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Fathers and Sons: Blackguard, Book One

Although Mallory's worst enemy is pulling most of the strings, someone much further out of town is actually responsible--light-years out, in fact! The first volume in an exciting new SF series.

Edward Morris, 2010

The Blackguard: Volume 1.

-----These are the alien world of Aauragon, home to the vile Regavron, and Carrilliean, the world of the Knights of the Blackguard. Both have been at war with each other since the beginning of time.

Andrew Thomas Shir, 2011

The Cheerful Blackguard

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Roger S. Pocock, 2011

Rakes, Highwaymen, and Pirates: The Making of the Modern ...

With Boswell more like Mohock than Macheath here, though cycling through a range of personae all assimilated within the category “blackguard,” the theatrical methods of this episode as well as its dramatic outcome resonate with those of ...

Erin Mackie, 2010

Reading Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury

Though hating him as one of those "blackguard" males that threaten Caddy, Quentin also envies Bland his ease within time. Quentin gives to Bland the grand and static permanence of a symbol, an "apotheosis" in his imagination risen above ...

Noel Polk, Stephen M. Ross

Blackguard

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Maxwell Bodenheim, Maxwell Bodenheim, 2010

The Blackguard's Bride

Melynda Beth Skinner lives in Florida with her family and is currently working on her next novel.

Melynda Beth Skinner, 2004

The Art of War: Blackguard, Book Two

THE ART OF WAR begins where FATHERS & SONS left off.

Edward R. Morris, 2012

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine

He said there was not an individual that he did not know by name, his character, his regimen, disease, and every thingabouthim ; and whenever he came to a blackguard (and the Doctor said every one he singled out had been a troublesome ...

Facetiæ and miscellanies

BLACKGUARD'S. EDINBURGH. MAGAZINE;. Or, THE HAGGIS BAG. CONTENTS : I. Guard' a low. — II. Lines suggested by the sight of a Gallows, with some friends' of ours. — HI. The Golden Bull, or Second Sight, by Sir Walter Scott. — IV.

William Hone, 1827

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKGUARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blackguard is used in the context of the following news items.

Lord Lexden: The extraordinary Lord Shaftesbury – a Conservative …

As for the great Lord Salisbury, who succeeded Disraeli as Tory leader in the 1880s, Shaftesbury regarded him as “ a blackguard without any ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»

Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi and the importance of Arvind Kejriwal

At the height of a newspaper crusade against Dhirubhai Ambani a few decades back, he was painted as the worst possible blackguard; today ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»

Previous Updates on 'Boom Beach' Ushered New Hope for Victory …

The game pits the player against an enemy known as “The Blackguard” who is often represented by Lt. Hammerman. In addition to the main ... «Master Herald, Jun 15»

A British policeman shouldn't take orders from a radical Islamist …

Adolph may have been a blackguard, but he sure had the right idea about disruptive elements in society. John M. You are too couteous ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»

Killer Nashville Donates More Than 200 Books To Nashville Public …

Killer Nashville is a division of American Blackguard, Inc., and is a volunteer-supported charitable literary organization that connects authors ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»

Is Lalit Modi the victim or the villain?

But, hey — if Lalit is a blackguard, what should we call the others? Yup. Those shameless looters? The very people going hoarse condemning ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»

Play Boom Beach in Top Level with Use of Hacks

Where a gamer has to explore each island and win treasure by opposing its blackguard. The gamer has to control over his set of troops, ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»

It's good to see Mayo 'acting the blackguard' like other teams, insists …

When Lee Keegan held on to the ball towards the end of last Sunday's clash with Galway, former Mayo star David Brady liked when he saw. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

Bloomsday: If you haven't read 'Ulysses' yet, then start here

She is sexually involved with her blackguard manager, Blazes Boylan. As Bloom at home in Eccles Street prepares the breakfast and chats to ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»

Review: Indie Artist Karen Stever shares new Blackguard video and …

Independent Artist Karen Stever releases her third video "Blackguard" from the Idiot Savant collection. Stever shares her ever growing creative ... «Digital Journal, May 15»