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Knave
01
the card in a set of card games with a picture of a young man printed on it, which is typically the lowest-ranking face card
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
knaves
Examples
I strategically discarded the knave to force my opponent to waste a higher card.
02
a deceitful man
Examples
The knave's smooth-talking demeanor fooled everyone into trusting him.
Lexical Tree
knavery
knavish
knave
