In everyday speech there are a lot of concepts that people use without thinking about their meaning. For example, the word "swindler." This appeal is familiar to most people from early childhood. He was often heard in the speech of grandparents and parents. It is intuitive and usually spoken without thinking about the meaning.
However, there are people who have not come across this word and do not quite understand when and in what context it is appropriate to use it. The meaning is not particularly clear, especially for those for whom the Russian language is not native.
The word "rogue" has two main meanings, and the context of application is very extensive. They are characterized by criminal elements, businessmen and politicians, characters of fairy tales and even members of their own family.
The main meaning of the word
It is believed that the first meaning in which the word was used was "petty thief." That is, they called people who were inclined to steal something if it turned out to be a convenient moment for this.
In other words, a person who takes everything that lies badly or is left unattended is a crook. This word is not an insult; rather, it acts as a censure. So it is quite possible to call a child who stole jam or sweets.
"Rogue" in a similar sense appears in the same sense as the adjective "cunning". No wonder that in fairy tales foxes are often called rogues.
Different meaning
This expression has another meaning. Not only censure in petty theft is conveyed by the word "swindler." The meaning of the word is a crook, a crook, a cheater, a swindler. Quite often, politicians are called crooks in everyday speech. When used in such a context, the expression has the meaning of “deceiver”.
Often in the old days they also called embezzlers, and later - all those who stole at the workplace, taking advantage of their official position. They also call people rubbed into trust and not justifying it.
But even in this sense, the expression is not offensive. For example, a student is often called a rogue who has copied the assignment or otherwise deceived the teacher in some way.
