wrongdoer

[ rawng-doo-er, -doo-, rong- ]

noun

1. a person who does wrong, especially a sinner or transgressor.

   Synonyms: offender, culprit, evildoer

wrongdoer

/ ˈrɒŋˌduːə /

noun

1. a person who acts immorally or illegally

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrongdoer¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wrong, doer

Example Sentences

“He feels like he lives in a country where wrongdoers are not punished and the community is really looking to the court here and the justice system to condemn this kind of intolerance.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Modern-day wrongdoers cannot hid behind software algorithms and artificial intelligence to violate the law," said assistant attorney general Jonathan Kanter, who leads up the department's anti-monopoly unit.

From BBC

“After they did, and assessed each witness’s credibility, they prosecuted the wrongdoers and stated there was no ongoing investigation into me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Not many true crime titles fulfill a cultural need these days or, as the first six episodes did, result in justice finally being meted out to wrongdoers, although Durst's was thoroughly delayed.

From Salon

But the program has been rife with fraud, with many of the wrongdoers being tax prep firms luring businesses to apply for tax credits that they are not qualified to receive.

From New York Times

Related Words

• crook
• culprit
• miscreant
• perpetrator
• trespasser
• violator