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Roget

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1. Roget - Noun

2. Roget - Verb

3. Roget - Proper noun

Meaning

English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)

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Corporal Paris is chosen because his commanding officer, Roget, wishes to keep him from testifying about his actions in the scouting mission. Source: Internet

A picture book biography of Roget entitled The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus was published by Eerdmans Books in 2014. Source: Internet

During a nighttime scouting mission prior to the attack, a drunken lieutenant named Roget ( Wayne Morris ) sends one of his two men ahead as a scout. Source: Internet

Eventually, heavily outnumbered, Roget ordered his men back to their base near the coast, angry that the British had arrived only after he had "restored order". Source: Internet

Having safely returned, he confronts Roget, but Roget denies any wrongdoing, and falsifies his report to Colonel Dax. Source: Internet

Later, Roget was sacked, but a furious row broke out between Britain and France. Source: Internet

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