wrongdoer

noun
UK: /ˈrɒŋˌduːər/
US: /ˈrɔːŋˌduːər/

  1. A person who does something illegal or morally wrong.

    1. The police caught the wrongdoer quickly.
    2. The investigation aimed to identify the wrongdoer responsible for the financial fraud.

Synonyms

criminal culprit malefactor

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The phonetic transcription of "wrongdoer" is /ˈrɒŋˌduːər/ in British English and /ˈrɔːŋˌduːər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "wrongdoer": criminal, culprit, malefactor.

Example usage of "wrongdoer": "The police caught the wrongdoer quickly.". More examples on the page.