Knave
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knave:
a bad man who cheats or tries to cheat others; a cheat;
a rogue;
- a knave serving his master
(old usage) a man-servant
- a knave (a jack)
{‘Knave’ is also used as the other name for ‘jack’, one of four face cards in a pack of playing cards.)
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