| Main Entry: |
criminal |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
person who breaks the law |
Synonyms: |
bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer,
con,
convict, crook,
culprit,
delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive,
gangster, guerilla,
heavy*, hood, hoodlum,
hooligan*, hustler, inside person, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug,
muscle*, offender,
outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, sinner, slippery eel,
thug*, transgressor, trespasser, wrongdoer, yardbird
|
Antonyms: |
law, police
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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