Scoundrel
SCOUNDREL, a rogue, a rascal. Etymologists have referred the word to various sources; but Skeat (Etym. Diet.) refers it to the provincial or Scottish scunner (O. Eng. scunian, to shun), to shrink back in fear or loathing.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
