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
Without prosecutors empowered to bring charges against wrongdoers, judges willing to strike down overreach, legislators daring enough to demand investigations and change laws, and citizens outraged enough to protest, any revelations by journalists will fall on stony ground.
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Susan Chira, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2025
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
In Capitol Reef’s considerable backcountry–as in all underfunded national parks and monuments— staffing does not allow for constant patrolling to apprehend and ticket wrongdoers.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Susan Chira, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2025
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
In Capitol Reef’s considerable backcountry–as in all underfunded national parks and monuments— staffing does not allow for constant patrolling to apprehend and ticket wrongdoers.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoer
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Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.—
Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Godwin is well known in the space, having assisted law enforcement nationwide leading to the removal of hundreds of criminals from the streets.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cowley wants to champion policies that attack the root causes of violence while holding offenders accountable, according to her campaign website.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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My key priorities include prosecuting violent offenders, gangs, traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and cartels; supporting local law enforcement; pursuing lawsuits to defend Texas; and aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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For the average sinner, that’s closer to the truth.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The sinners are tortured by demons and suffering in the flames of hell.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Even the Dodgers, the cartoon villains of spending, kind of sort of have a limit.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Wrongdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoer. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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