What does "scapegrace" mean?

A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.

What is a synonym for "scapegrace"?

Common synonyms include: arch, backslider, bad boy, bad egg, bad lot, black sheep.

Pronounced //ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs//.

/ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
"He is now laden with that superabundant energy which makes a fool of a man, and a scapegrace of a boy, and he wants to work it off."
2
a reckless and unprincipled reprobate wordnet

"He is now laden with that superabundant energy which makes a fool of a man, and a scapegrace of a boy, and he wants to work it off."

From scape (“(archaic) escape”) + grace (“grace of god”).