scalawag (Meaning)

Wordnet

scalawag (n)

a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

one who is playfully mischievous

Webster

scalawag (n.)

A scamp; a scapegrace.

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a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest), a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel, one who

villain, wretch, scoundrel, rogue, reprobate, savage, rascal, knave,brute, criminal

hero,innocent, hero, innocent, saint,angel, saint, angel,

The scalawag farmer failed to tend to his crops, resulting in a dismal harvest.

The president denounced the scalawag senator for his deceitful behavior.

The mischievous scalawag hid behind the curtains, giggling at the unsuspecting passerby.

The scalawag scoundrel swindled unsuspecting townsfolk out of their hard-earned money.