knave

For George Wickham, the infamous knave of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” 30 years has furnished ample opportunity to live plenty of lives.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

The late Renaissance came to life in knave overalls with blousy tops, sequined skirts that suggested chain mail armor and tapestry detailing on jacket sleeves.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023

Further, it tells you that the other gentleman is a knight, for if he were a knave, the answering knave would have said ‘‘Yes.’’

From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2019

“Comey is a hero or a knave depending on your perspective,” Eisenhower told me.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018

Vexed and annoyed, I cried out to the absent Hamlet, “You are a knave indeed to abuse me so with your lies and promises! You are not worthy of my love!”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Despite another two-plus centuries of self-regulation and government regulation, the line between honest men and knaves on Wall Street remains fluid.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

It is led by a fool who is surrounded by knaves.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023

After ringing changes on knights and knaves, he finds that some of his characters are sane and see the world as it is and some are insane and see it as it is not.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2019

I thought that these moms would want to talk about what they’d done wrong as parents to have raised sons who might be villains, or at least knaves.

From Time ● Sep. 6, 2017

Some had been heroes, some weaklings, knaves, or cravens.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin