Noun
criminal -
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
felon ,
crook ,
outlaw ,
malefactor
principal the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
accessary ,
accessory a supplementary component that improves capability
arsonist ,
firebug ,
incendiary a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
blackmailer ,
extortioner ,
extortionist a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
bootlegger ,
moonshiner someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
briber ,
suborner someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
coconspirator ,
conspirator ,
machinator ,
plotter a member of a conspiracy
desperado ,
desperate criminal a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
fugitive from justice ,
fugitive someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
gangster ,
mobster a criminal who is a member of gang
highbinder a corrupt politician
highjacker ,
hijacker a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
hoodlum ,
strong-armer ,
thug ,
goon ,
toughie ,
tough ,
punk ,
hood substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
gaolbird ,
jail bird ,
jailbird a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
kidnaper ,
kidnapper ,
abductor ,
snatcher someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
mafioso a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States
gangster's moll ,
gun moll ,
moll the girlfriend of a gangster
manslayer ,
murderer ,
liquidator a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
parolee ,
probationer someone released on probation or on parole
drug dealer ,
drug peddler ,
drug trafficker ,
peddler ,
pusher someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
racketeer someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
raper ,
rapist someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
habitual criminal ,
recidivist ,
repeater someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
scofflaw one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
contrabandist ,
moon-curser ,
moon curser ,
smuggler ,
runner someone who imports or exports without paying duties
stealer ,
thief a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
treasonist ,
traitor someone who betrays his country by committing treason
law offender ,
lawbreaker ,
violator someone who assaults others sexually
Adjective
criminal -
involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense" ; "criminal abuse" ; "felonious intent"
felonious
illegal prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
criminal -
guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"
guilty showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look" ; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy" - Eric Linklater
criminal -
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent" ; "a deplorable act of violence" ; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
condemnable ,
deplorable ,
reprehensible ,
vicious
wrong based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
