1[countable]a garden tool with a long handle and a row of metal points at the end, used for gathering fallen leaves and making soil smooth2[countable] (old-fashioned) a man, especially a rich and fashionable one, who is thought to have low moral standards, for example because he drinks or gambles a lot or has sex with a lot of women3[singular] (technical) the amount by which something, especially the stage in a theatre, slopes