2. The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community, collectively. [Obs.]
3. A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a scoundrel; a rough. A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard. Macaulay.
4. A vagrant; a bootblack; a gamin. [Obs.]
BLACKGUARD
Black"guard`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackguarded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blackguarding.]
Defn: To revile or abuse in scurrilous language. Southey.
BLACKGUARD
Black"guard, a.
Defn: Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, blackguard language.
BLACKGUARDISM
Black"guard*ism, n.
Defn: The conduct or language of a blackguard; rufflanism.
BLACKGUARDLY
Black"guard*ly, adv. & a.