criminal
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: lawless, felonious
- noun (n)
Meaning: person who breaks the law
Synonyms:
bad actor
blackmailer
black marketeer
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
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