as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs among history's imperial immoralists, few can compare with the Roman emperor Caligula

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Noun
  • The Saturday Night Live alum, 31, and Beverly Hills Cop actor, 64, star in the action-comedy The Pickup as Travis and Russell, two security guards whose vehicle is hijacked by Zoe (Keke Palmer), a criminal on a mission to avenge her dad by robbing a casino.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Neighborhoods where residents get out and meet each other and know their law enforcement are safer and discourage criminals — that’s the thinking behind the National Night Out campaign.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Temuera Morrison plays a terrific villain as the murderous King Kahekili.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Living with the aftermath Smollett in Episode 9 Courtesy of Apple TV+ Lehane never set out to create a simple morality tale with clear heroes and villains.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The American project is a patchwork of dreamers and doers, saints and sinners, stitched together by the thread of promise that stretches across generations.
    F. Willis Johnson, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
  • Horses and men, dust and earth, saints and sinners.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • So, people may feel compelled to condemn the wrongdoer to restore a sense of justice.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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“Immoralist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoralist. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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