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Cad vs Blackguard - What's the difference?

cad | blackguard |

Blackguard is a synonym of cad.



As nouns the difference between cad and blackguard

is that cad is a person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards while blackguard is a scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

As an initialism CAD

is initialism of w:Computer Aided Detection|Computer Aided Drafting|lang=en.

As an abbreviation CAD

is canadian dollar.

As a verb blackguard is

to revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

cad

Translingual

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)

    • Usage notes

    This is the currency code used in the standard. ----

    blackguard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
  • * Macaulay
    • A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard .

    Usage notes

    * Usually, only used to refer to a male person. * Blackguard may also refer to a man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.

    See also

    * blaggard * blagger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
    • (Southey)

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