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
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
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Wire Services
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
After seeing this, the wrongdoers usually rush to settle.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Wire Services
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
After seeing this, the wrongdoers usually rush to settle.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoer
Noun
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Cyber criminals linked to Iran have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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That convenience also gives criminals a perfect disguise.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Holmes qualified for the reduced term under a 2023 rule change allowing first-time offenders to do less time for some non-violent crimes, according to an order issued Thursday by the federal judge who sentenced her in 2022 for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And many Democrats see it as an effort to curb more liberal prosecutors who have embraced restorative justice policies, including steering nonviolent offenders away from prison sentences or taking more lax approaches to drug offenses.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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One of my grandsons believes that his denomination is the only one and the rest of us are all sinners.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Because lemme tell ya, there are new sinners inducted every day.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
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There are no villains—or maybe life, or growing up, or getting older, is the villain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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His grandiose persona rubbed many the wrong way early on, earning him a villain label.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Wrongdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoer. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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