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varlet

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: varlet

1
n
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
2
n
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: varlet
1

n in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood

Synonyms:
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Type of:
attendant, attender, tender
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
2

n a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

Synonyms:
knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag
Type of:
scoundrel, villain
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
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