"Scaramouche" meaning in English

See Scaramouche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Scaramouche}} French Scaramouche, {{der|en|it|scaramuccia||skirmish}} Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”), {{doublet|en|escarmouche|Scaramucci|skirmish}} Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Scaramouche
  1. A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte. Translations (Translations): Scaramouche [masculine] (French), Скараму́ш (Skaramúš) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Scaramouche-en-name-~T4-tMXl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Comedy, Stock characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 12 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 91 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 17 4 Disambiguation of Comedy: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 87 7 6

Noun

Forms: Scaramouches [plural]
Etymology: From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Scaramouche}} French Scaramouche, {{der|en|it|scaramuccia||skirmish}} Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”), {{doublet|en|escarmouche|Scaramucci|skirmish}} Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scaramouche (plural Scaramouches)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A tumbler; an acrobat. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Scaramouche-en-noun-QY06zBLg
  2. (obsolete, slang) A disreputable fellow; a scoundrel. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Scaramouche-en-noun-pcHV-YaZ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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