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trespassers

noun

plural of trespasser
as in criminals

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespassers
  1. criminals
  2. offenders
  3. wrongdoers
  4. lawbreakers
  5. sinners
  6. felons
  7. culprits
  8. crooks
Noun
  • Now federal investigators say criminals turned that everyday habit into a way to steal bank logins and drain accounts.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Trump, his family and his wealthy cronies are criminals spending taxpayers’ money and taking it with their underhanded deals with our enemies.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of criminals
Noun
  • The Police Department has cracked down on speeding and street racing in recent years using drones and other technology to nab offenders, Oldoerp said.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five offenders entered a Green Oaks business early Wednesday and used crowbars and sledgehammers to break into gaming machines, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of offenders
Noun
  • There’s no major wreckage here, nor is comeuppance meted out to the wrongdoers.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Native community had its own ways of punishing wrongdoers, but Stevens’ role was to protect her client’s constitutional rights.
    — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrongdoers
Noun
  • The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of lawbreakers
Noun
  • On one page, tiny, antlike sinners tumbled down a cliff toward perdition.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Definition of sinners
Noun
  • In 2018, voters restored voting rights to most felons who served their sentences.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The report highlighted how lobbyists and brokers are charging felons up to millions of dollars to sidestep the traditional Justice Department clemency process, using insider access and social media influencers to push presidential pardons.
    — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of felons
Noun
  • Rust Rings While food and liquids don’t typically stain the non-porous surface of a fireclay sink, pots and pans are more likely culprits.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, the series can be watched by both children and their parents, who can have fun trying to figure out who the culprits are together.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of culprits
Noun
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a British soldier trying to keep the bomb from going boom, while Theo James and Sam Worthington are part of a gang of crooks with some trust issues.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • More than most pictures about crooks and the men who chase them, Melville’s movie gets into the heads of its characters and the heart of their wicked deeds with surgical precision.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of crooks
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