wrongdoer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wrongdoer
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at wrong, doer
Example Sentences
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In any event the wrongdoer has a strong “incentive to do better,” whatever course the victim chooses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Lance Bombardier Davis explained that Gunner Beck "didn't want to be seen as the wrongdoer", and feared she would receive "backlash" if he lost his job as a result.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
But what about voting not for an accused wrongdoer but a convicted one?
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023
Like others who challenged Communist Party policy, he was largely erased from the official record, and he was sometimes painted as a wrongdoer for having spoken out.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023
This right is included in his natural right to maintain justice between man and man, and to protect the injured party against the wrongdoer.
From A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People by Spooner, Lysander
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