Noun
crook -
a long staff with one end being hook shaped
shepherd's crook
crook -
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
criminal ,
felon ,
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
crook -
a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road" ; "a crook in the path"
bend ,
twist ,
turn
curved shape ,
curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
Verb
crook -
bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger" ; "the road curved sharply"
curve
flex ,
bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod" ; "twist the dough into a braid" ; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
recurve curve or bend (something) back or down
