# blackguard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblæɡəd/ · frequency rank #91,296

## Definitions
1. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
2. An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
3. A man who uses foul language in front of a woman (typically a woman of high standing).

## Etymology
From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blackguard