Rogue's Gallery (Noun)
Meaning 1
A collection of pictures of criminals.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A coterie of undesirable people.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The police station's rogue's gallery was filled with mugshots of notorious felons and small-time crooks.
- He associated with a rogue's gallery of unsavory characters from the seedy part of town.
- Their company's rogue's gallery included con artists, swindlers, and unscrupulous businessmen who had been convicted of white-collar crimes.
- As a private investigator, she had to deal with a rogue's gallery of shady informants, anonymous tipsters, and dubious sources.
- The press often referred to the mayor's cabinet as a rogue's gallery of corrupt officials, citing numerous allegations of embezzlement and nepotism.