rapscallion
9 synonyms for rapscallion, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A mischievous, roguish or dishonestly behaved person.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From an alteration of rascallion, a fanciful elaboration of rascal (“someone who is naughty”).
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