an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.

a playful, mischievous, or naughty young person; upstart.

a grouper, Mycteroperca phenax, of Florida

so called from its habit of stealing bait.

to do or perform in a hasty or careless manner

to scamp work.

noun

cheat , cheater , delinquent , fraud , hooligan * , liar , mischief-maker , prankster , rapscallion , reprobate , rogue , rowdy , ruffian , scalawag , scallywag , scoundrel , shyster , sneak , swindler , trickster , troublemaker , villain , whippersnapper , devil , imp , rascal , black sheep , caitiff , knave , miscreant , scapegrace , scaramouche