criminals

Meaning of criminals

plural noun
  1. a person who has committed a crime.
    these men are dangerous criminals

late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen, crimin- (see crime).

Information about criminals

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of criminals is: criminal.
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Hyphenation of criminals

crim-i-nals

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • criminals is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

criminals synonyms

Meaning a person who breaks the law:

lawbreaker

Meaning a person who commits an illegal act:

offender

Meaning a criminal:

villain

Meaning a delinquent person:

delinquent

Meaning a person who commits a crime or some other wrong:

malefactor

Meaning a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed:

culprit

Meaning a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender:

wrongdoer

Meaning a person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts:

sinner

Meaning a person who has committed a felony:

felon

Meaning a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence:

thief

Meaning a person who commits robbery:

robber

Meaning a person who commits burglary:

burglar

Meaning a person who steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer:

shoplifter

Meaning a person who attacks and robs another in a public place:

mugger

Meaning a person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings:

fraudster

Meaning a person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions:

swindler

Meaning a person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings:

racketeer

Meaning a man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act:

gunman

Meaning a member of a gang of violent criminals:

gangster

Meaning a person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive:

outlaw

Meaning a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area:

bandit

Meaning a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims:

terrorist

Meaning a powerful Japanese criminal organization:

yakuza

Meaning a person who is dishonest or a criminal:

crook

Meaning an instance of deceiving or tricking someone:

con

Meaning a person who is or has been in prison, especially a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly:

jailbird

Meaning a person serving a life sentence:

lifer

Meaning a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc:

baddie

Meaning a new military recruit, especially one assigned to menial tasks:

yardbird

Meaning a burglar or safe-breaker:

yegg

Meaning a boy or young male adult:

lighty

Meaning a burglar, especially a safe-breaker:

cracksman

Meaning a person who has done something wrong or unlawful:

miscreant

Meaning a person entering someone's land or property without permission:

trespasser

Meaning a prisoner who is given special privileges or responsibilities in return for good behaviour:

trusty

Meaning a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place:

transport

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