knave

n.

1. An unprincipled, crafty fellow.
2. 1. A male servant.
   2. A man of humble birth.
3. Games. See jack (sense 3).

[Middle English, from Old English cnafa, boy, male servant.]

knavish knav'ish adj.
knavishly knav'ish·ly adv.
knavishness knav'ish·ness n.

adj

Definition: dishonorable
Antonyms: honorable, noble, virtuous

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IN BRIEF: A dishonest person.

He that cheats another is a knave; but he that cheats himself is a fool. — Karl G. Maeser (1828-1901), American educator and 1st president of Brigham Young University.

Tutor's tip: Windows cracked and chandeliers swayed as the thieving "knave" (a tricky, dishonest person) stole through the "nave" (central hall of a church).

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  Synonyms: rogue, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet

Meaning #2: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
  Synonym: jack

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slyngel, gavtyv, knægt

Nederlands (Dutch)
schurk, boer (kaarten)

Français (French)
n. - valet (aux cartes), filou (arch), coquin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schurke, Bube

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάθαρμα, απατεώνας

Italiano (Italian)
fante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - velhaco (m), valete (m) (baralho)

Русский (Russian)
подлец, плут, карточный валет

Español (Spanish)
n. - bellaco, bribón, sota, jota

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanalje, skojare, (kortspel) knekt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恶棍, 纸牌的杰克, 骗徒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 惡棍, 紙牌的傑克, 騙徒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부정직한 사람, 무뢰한, 하인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悪党, ならず者, ジャック, 不正直者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الولد في ورق اللعب, رجل وضيع محتال, خادم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נסיך (בקלפים), נוכל‬

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