wrongdoer
/ˈrɒŋduːə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [rˈɔŋdˈuɚ] /ˈrɔːŋduːər/ (ame, ipa) · [rˈɔŋdˈuɚ] /ˈrȯŋ-ˌdü-ər How to pronounce wrongdoer (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wrongdoer — noun
- wrongdoersingular
- wrongdoersplural
1. someone who breaks a law or does something that most people consider morally wro
someone who breaks a law or does something that most people consider morally wrong
The court sentenced the wrongdoer to two years in prison for fraud.
collocation: sentence the wrongdoer to [punishment]
Linh refused to shake hands with the wrongdoer who had stolen from her family.
When Yael was young, her father taught her that every wrongdoer has the right to a fair trial.
The company policy is to report any wrongdoer to the authorities immediately.
Neighbors described the wrongdoer as a quiet young man who kept to himself.
- criminal
more specific; strongly suggests the person has broken the law
- offender
more formal and common in legal settings
- culprit
focuses on someone responsible for a specific bad act or crime
- transgressor
very formal; often implies breaking a moral or social rule rather than a law
- upstanding citizen
a person who follows laws and does the right thing
用法筆記
Tends to appear in formal, legal, or moral contexts. In everyday conversation, speakers are more likely to say 'criminal' for illegal acts or 'bad person' for immoral ones.