Definition of "roué"

A taste and knowledge of wines and cookery appears to them to be the sign of an accomplished roué and manly gentleman.

1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 20, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, page 185

The old roué, twice married and patriarch of an extended family, never concealed the fact that he was “a ladies’ man”.

2005 August 14, Richard Brooks, Stuart Wavell, “Rumpole takes a great big spanking”, in The Sunday Times

Would you trust him alone with your young daughter? Certainly not, though who could blame her for being captivated? In this day and age especially, a good roué is hard to find.

2014 August 27, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Last of Robin Hood Wrestles with a Star's Underage Love”, in The Village Voice‎, archived from the original on 2014-09-03