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roué

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈruːeɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ruˈeɪ, ˈrueɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅ ā′, ro̅o̅′ā)

rou•é /ruˈeɪ, ˈrueɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. rou•és.

a man who lives a life of sensual pleasure.

rou•é (ro̅o̅ ā′, ro̅o̅′ā),USA pronunciation n.

a dissolute and licentious man;
rake.

French, noun, nominal use of past participle of rouer to break on the wheel (derivative of roue wheel
1790–1800

profligate, libertine, lecher, cad, bounder, rakehell.

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roué /ˈruːeɪ/ n

a debauched or lecherous man; rake

Etymology: 19th Century: from French, literally: one broken on the wheel, from rouer, from Latin rotāre to revolve, from rota a wheel; with reference to the fate deserved by a debauchee

'roué' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

rake - roulette - libertine

Synonyms: sensualist, playboy, reprobate, lecher, rake, more...

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