Pronounced: ra-pour-TUHR, noun
Notes: This seems to be a fancy word for which we have a simpler one
Yesterday’s word
The word scapegrace means “a scoundrel; a mischievous person”
Background / Comments
This word was coined to describe a person who had “escaped” the “grace” of God.
First usage
This word showed up in the early 1800s
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