varlet
Plural: varlets
Noun
- A dishonest or unprincipled man; a knave.
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
- A servant or attendant.
- Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood.
- A rogue or scoundrel.
- The jack.
Examples
- He called his opponent a VARLET for trying to play an illegal word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English varlet, varlette, from Old French varlet, variant of vadlet, vallet, vaslet. Doublet of valet.
Scrabble Score: 9
varlet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvarlet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
varlet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
varlet: valid Words With Friends Word