blackguards

The speaker was one of those he had classified as blackguards or scoundrels, a small man with a scarred face, at least ten years older than himself, who carried no fewer than three knives.

With a Single Spell Watt-Evans, Lawrence, 1954- 1987

"And if there are any titled blackguards on board --"

The Port of Missing Men Meredith Nicholson 1906

When proposals were made in 1863 in various quarters to publish her life, he turned like a wild beast upon the "blackguards" who "thrust their paws into his bowels" by prying into his intimacies.

Robert Browning 1892

Did Phil Quantrell address them as "blackguards," he would be much nearer the mark.

The Death Shot A Story Retold Mayne Reid 1850

Witness — Somebody responded “blackguards stop behind,” so I walked forward with the rest.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

Oh, 'e sez we're no good, a lot o' blackguards an 'scoundrels as won't work.

THE SPIKE 2010

Witness — Somebody responded “blackguards stop behind,” so I walked forward with the rest.

The Trial of William Pearson 2009

Snobbles has a finely honed rapier wit, but he is a gentleman and uses it only on the deserving blackguards who cross his path.

"I'm Your Mama," Quoth Necessity to Invention BikeSnobNYC 2010

But by far, the worst scandals were perpetrated by the blackguards who manipulated the trade in essential medications and medical supplies.

In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010

But by far, the worst scandals were perpetrated by the blackguards who manipulated the trade in essential medications and medical supplies.

In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010