miscreant
noun
[ ˈmɪskrɪənt ]
• a person who has done something wrong or unlawful.
• "the police are straining every nerve to bring the miscreants to justice"
Similar:
criminal,
culprit,
wrongdoer,
malefactor,
offender,
villain,
black hat,
lawbreaker,
evil-doer,
convict,
delinquent,
sinner,
transgressor,
outlaw,
trespasser,
scoundrel,
wretch,
reprobate,
rogue,
rascal,
malfeasant,
misfeasor,
miscreant
adjective
• (of a person) behaving badly or unlawfully.
• "her miscreant husband"
Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disbelieving’): from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescreire ‘disbelieve’, from mes- ‘mis-’ + creire ‘believe’ (from Latin credere ).
