rascal
/ˈræskəl/
noun
- A person, especially a child, who behaves mischievously or playfully but not maliciously.
- The rascal next door keeps ringing our doorbell and running away.
- That little rascal hid my keys just to see me search for them.
- My dog is a rascal who steals socks from the laundry basket.
- A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue.
- Don't trust that rascal; he'll cheat you if he can.
- In the old stories, the rascal always got caught in the end.
- The con artist was a rascal who tricked people out of their savings.