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
Anderson frames his argument largely in relation to the thought of thirteenth-century theologian Thomas Aquinas, who argued that Christians are generally obliged to directly confront someone who is behaving wrongly, and to do it in private to preserve the wrongdoer’s reputation.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2026
He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
—Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2026
He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
—Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoer
Noun
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The offender fled in a red SUV in an unknown direction.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The program, which is likely to run in the afternoons or evenings, and would be open anyone looking to change careers, returning veterans and ex-offenders, Awwad said.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Noun
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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More joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents than ninety-nine righteous people who’ve got nothing to repent.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Her bone-chilling performance earned her the MTV Movie Award for best villain, beating out the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, Mike Myers, Willem Dafoe and Colin Farrell in her category.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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This was my villain origin story.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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“Wrongdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoer. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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