Meaning of the word scoundrel in English

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scoundrel

US /ˈskaʊn.drəl/
UK /ˈskaʊn.drəl/

Noun

1.

a person, especially a man, who treats other people very badly and has no moral principles:

Example:
He was, she said, a heartless scoundrel who had stripped her of everything she owned.
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