the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake.
adj. Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Dissolute; base; profligate.
n. An abandoned fellow; a wicked wretch; especially, a dissolute fellow; a rake.
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n. a dissolute man in fashionable society
Word Usage
"Rake originated from the old English term 'rakehell' and was coined because of the belief that one could only find such a horrible person after scouring through hell with a rake."