scalawag

(noun)

noun

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

Similar word(s): scallywag

Definition categories: person

2. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

Similar word(s): knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scallywag, varlet

Definition categories: person, scoundrel, villain

3. one who is playfully mischievous

Similar word(s): imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scallywag, scamp

Definition categories: person, child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster