as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
anticorruption crusaders are going after wrongdoers at every level of the nation's government
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Recent Examples of wrongdoer
The vote came after a week of frustrations among some Republican lawmakers, who had fumed about previous attempts to censure Mills failing and accused their colleagues of cutting deals with Democrats to protect wrongdoers.
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
After seeing this, the wrongdoers usually rush to settle.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In Capitol Reef’s considerable backcountry–as in all underfunded national parks and monuments— staffing does not allow for constant patrolling to apprehend and ticket wrongdoers.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Maryland continues to maintain a civil justice system that favors wrongdoers instead of people innocently injured due to negligence.
—Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
After seeing this, the wrongdoers usually rush to settle.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In Capitol Reef’s considerable backcountry–as in all underfunded national parks and monuments— staffing does not allow for constant patrolling to apprehend and ticket wrongdoers.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Maryland continues to maintain a civil justice system that favors wrongdoers instead of people innocently injured due to negligence.
—Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoer
Noun
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There’s no word on ICE having a special decoder ring that tracks only the criminals.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Houser said that because the majority of Americans support removing serious criminals, the White House muddies the waters in an effort to maintain support for mass deportations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite the wholesale change in how California sentences juvenile offenders, outrage over the crime has not faded.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, the Associated Press reported that inmates at a Virginia facility that predominantly holds mentally ill offenders were hospitalized for hypothermia at least 13 times over the course of three years.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the average sinner, that’s closer to the truth.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The sinners are tortured by demons and suffering in the flames of hell.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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As the now-45-year-old driver was announced at each racetrack in 2025, Hamlin, after years of embracing the role of villain in a sport in desperate need of one, had a heel-turn to the light.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Built into an old limestone quarry, the winery felt like a Bond villain’s secret lair—sleek, subterranean, and wildly impressive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Wrongdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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