Hypernym

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)

criminal 1

noundomain: person

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Synonyms

felon 1
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
crook 1
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
outlaw 1
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor 1
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Derivationally related form

criminalize 1

verb

treat as a criminal

Hyponym

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)