"vaurien" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vauriens [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French vaurien; used by Isaac D'Israeli for the name of the eponymous character of his 1797 novel Vaurien: or Sketches of the Times. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|vaurien}} French vaurien Head templates: {{en-noun}} vaurien (plural vauriens)
  1. (archaic) A good-for-nothing; a scoundrel. Wikipedia link: Isaac D'Israeli Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-vaurien-en-noun-O9DSTHde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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