noun
a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.
bandit,criminal,outlaw,renegade,marauder,raider,robber,lawbreaker,villain,thug,ruffian,tough,hooligan,cut-throat,gangster,pirate,swashbuckler,terrorist,gunman,hoodlum
noun
a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.
bandit,criminal,outlaw,renegade,marauder,raider,robber,lawbreaker,villain,thug,ruffian,tough,hooligan,cut-throat,gangster,pirate,swashbuckler,terrorist,gunman,hoodlum
noun
a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.
bandit,criminal,outlaw,renegade,marauder,raider,robber,lawbreaker,villain,thug,ruffian,tough,hooligan,cut-throat,gangster,pirate,swashbuckler,terrorist,gunman,hoodlum
noun
a person who has committed a crime.
these men are dangerous criminals
lawbreaker,offender,villain,delinquent,malefactor,culprit,wrongdoer,transgressor,sinner,young offender,juvenile delinquent,felon,thief,robber,armed robber,burglar,housebreaker,shoplifter,mugger,rapist,fraudster,swindler,racketeer,gunman,gangster,outlaw,bandit,terrorist,bioterrorist,narco-terrorist,ecoterrorist,cyberterrorist,agroterrorist,yakuza,holdupper,crook,con,jailbird,(old) lag,lifer,baddie,crim,yardbird,yegg,lighty,tief,tea leaf,cracksman,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant,trespasser,trusty,transport,peculator,defalcator
noun
a person who has committed a crime.
these men are dangerous criminals
lawbreaker,offender,villain,delinquent,malefactor,culprit,wrongdoer,transgressor,sinner,young offender,juvenile delinquent,felon,thief,robber,armed robber,burglar,housebreaker,shoplifter,mugger,rapist,fraudster,swindler,racketeer,gunman,gangster,outlaw,bandit,terrorist,bioterrorist,narco-terrorist,ecoterrorist,cyberterrorist,agroterrorist,yakuza,holdupper,crook,con,jailbird,(old) lag,lifer,baddie,crim,yardbird,yegg,lighty,tief,tea leaf,cracksman,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant,trespasser,trusty,transport,peculator,defalcator
adjective
relating to crime.
they are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage
unlawful,illegal,against the law,illicit,illegitimate,lawbreaking,lawless,felonious,delinquent,culpable,villainous,nefarious,corrupt,fraudulent,indictable,punishable,actionable,unauthorized,unsanctioned,outlawed,banned,forbidden,interdicted,proscribed,wrong,bad,evil,wicked,iniquitous,crooked,shady,dirty,bent,dodgy,malfeasant
noun
a person who is tough and aggressive and enjoys a fight or argument.
thick-necked bruisers in shell suits
thug,ruffian,hoodlum,bully boy,bully,bandit,mugger,gangster,terrorist,gunman,murderer,killer,hitman,assassin,hooligan,vandal,Yardie,tough,hired gun,rough,bovver boy,lager lout,chav,hoodie,ned,hood,goon,roughie,hoon,cut-throat,desperado,myrmidon
noun
a person who is tough and aggressive and enjoys a fight or argument.
thick-necked bruisers in shell suits
thug,ruffian,hoodlum,bully boy,bully,bandit,mugger,gangster,terrorist,gunman,murderer,killer,hitman,assassin,hooligan,vandal,Yardie,tough,hired gun,rough,bovver boy,lager lout,chav,hoodie,ned,hood,goon,roughie,hoon,cut-throat,desperado,myrmidon
noun
A person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons.
She knew now he was not sleeping, and had been murdered by the assassins who lay dead on her floor.
murderer,killer,executioner,gunman,butcher,slaughterer,liquidator,exterminator,terminator
noun
A murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.
She knew now he was not sleeping, and had been murdered by the assassins who lay dead on her floor.
murderer,killer,executioner,gunman,butcher,slaughterer,liquidator,exterminator,terminator
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