badger vs rogue

badger

noun
  • A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin. 

  • Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger). 

verb
  • To pester; to annoy persistently; to press. 

rogue

noun
  • A vagrant. 

  • A plant that shows some undesirable variation. 

  • A character class focusing on stealthy conduct. 

  • An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant. 

  • A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. 

  • Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself. 

  • A mischievous scamp. 

adj
  • Mischievous, unpredictable. 

  • Large, destructive and unpredictable. 

  • Deceitful, unprincipled. 

  • Vicious and solitary. 

verb
  • To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination. 

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