| Knave 1. (n.) A boy; especially, a boy servant. 2. (n.) Any male servant; a menial. 3. (n.) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain. 4. (n.) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack. Thesaurus Entries ace, bad boy, bastard, best bower, blackguard, booger, bower, buffoon, bugger, cards, clubs, cutup, deck, deuce, devil, diamonds, dummy, elf, enfant terrible, face cards, flush, full house, funmaker, hand, hearts, heel, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, imp, jack, joker, jokester, king, left bower, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, lowlife, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, miscreant, pack, pair, picture cards, pixie, playing cards, practical joker, prankster, precious rascal, puck, queen, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, round, rowdy, royal flush, rubber, ruff, ruffian, scalawag, scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, shyster, singleton, sneak, spades, spalpeen, straight, trey, trick, trump, villain, wag |