rogues' gallery

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Definitions of rogues' gallery words

noun rogues' gallery a collection of portraits of criminals and suspects maintained by the police for purposes of identification. 1
noun rogues' gallery people: morally dubious 1
noun rogues' gallery photos of criminals 1
singular noun rogues' gallery A rogues' gallery is a collection of photographs of criminals that is kept by the police and used when they want to identify someone. 0
singular noun rogues' gallery You can refer to a group of people or things that you consider undesirable as a rogues' gallery. 0
noun rogues' gallery a collection of photographs of known criminals kept by the police for identification purposes 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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