offender

Noun
US[uh-fen-der]/əˈfɛndɚ/3 syllables
Synonyms: wrongdoer

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)offenders

  1. a person who transgresses moral or civil lawSynonyms: wrongdoerType of bad personKinds sinner, pimp, attacker, perpetrator, reprobate, malfeasant, shyster, abuser, shark, delinquent +12 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Of·fend′er noun

One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.

I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.— 1 Kings i. 21.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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