From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rou'e \Rou'['e]"\, noun [F., properly p. p. of rouer to break upon the wheel, fr. roue a wheel, L. rota. See {Rotate}, {Rotary}.] One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake}, {profligate}, {rip}, {blood}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "roue": Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, debauchee, gallant, gay deceiver, gay dog, lady-killer, libertine, lover-boy, philanderer, profligate, rake, rakehell, rip, rounder, skirt chaser, swinger, walking phallus, wanton, wolf, woman chaser, womanizer
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