misdoer

Definition of misdoernext
See the Dictionary Definition 

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdoer
Noun
  • My office will continue to work alongside law enforcement partners like the Antioch Police Department to hold armed offenders accountable and pursue justice on behalf of all those harmed.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Lawrence Reed is a lifetime offender who was put on an ankle monitor.
    Michael Tobin, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Fisk, the villain, ultimately loses this battle.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Who’s the villain on your show?
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • However, Connecticut Citizens Defense League President Holly Sullivan told Fox News Digital that statewide Democrats chose to go after law-abiding citizens instead of criminals by passing this piece of legislation.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • Immigration policy is destroying the lives of families, not criminals.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Even felons — the Menendez brothers for example, and the late Jeffrey Epstein — are free to seek federal office; only the states have prohibitions against felon candidates.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Patrick Kestler, a gang expert who has been following Jones and Gorman throughout their storied rap careers, analyzing their lyrics, saving their Instagram posts, and even searching through Gorman’s phone after he was arrested last year on suspicion of possessing ammunition as a felon in Stockton.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Helen is depicted variously in art and literature as both a transgressor and as a victim of abduction.
    Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That rogues’ gallery includes such reprobates as Maura Healey, the fake Indian, Ed Markey, Seth Moulton, crackpot leftist Juliette Kayyem… Percentage of contribution Summers made to Democrats: 100 percent.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Misdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdoer. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster