Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scalawag

3 senses of scalawag

Sense 1
scalawag, scallywag -- (a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest))
       => bad person -- (a person who does harm to others)

Sense 2
rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
       => villain, scoundrel -- (a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)

Sense 3
imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
       => child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling -- (a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster")