Word of the Day Archive
Tuesday May 29, 2012
varlet \VAHR-lit\
, noun:
1. A knavish person; rascal.
2. A. An attendant or servant. B. A page who serves a knight.
Is he not a lying, stinking, contemptible varlet?
-- Jude Morgan, Indiscretion
A varlet scrambled forward at once and attempted to wrestle our luggage away from me.
-- Eric Kraft, On the Wing
Varlet is a variation on the French word valet.
Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for varlet
