crook 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Hypernym
principal 5
noun
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
Instance_Hypernym
Bonney 1
noun
United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
James 4
noun
United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
MacGregor 1
noun
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
EnglishHyponym
accessory 3
noun
someone who helps another person commit a crime
arsonist 1
noun
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
blackmailer 1
noun
a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
bootlegger 1
noun
someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
briber 1
noun
someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
Instance_Hyponym
Bonney 1
noun
United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
James 4
noun
United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
MacGregor 1
noun
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
