# rogues' gallery

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A set of pictures of convicted or suspected criminals used in law enforcement investigations to help witnesses identify suspects.
2. Any group of lawbreakers or other disreputable characters.
3. The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.

## Etymology
From rogue + gallery. Popularized by American detectives Allan Pinkerton and Thomas F. Byrnes.

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