i Register
In some senses, rascal is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]
And he smote Corinius on his shaven jowl with the dice box, calling him cheat and mangy rascal, whereupon Corinius drew forth a bodkin to smite him in the neck withal; […]
A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
That little rascal bit me!
If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.
A member of a criminal gang.
adj
Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.
name
A surname.