ABSP - Criminals

Criminals

abactor	a cattle-thief. [L. ab + agere, to drive].
abetter abettor	one who ABETS a crime.
affrayer	a disturber of the peace.
algerine	a pirate.
apache	a member of the French underworld.
arsonist arsonite	one who commits arson.
assassin	a murderer.
backstall	a garrotter's confederate, on the lookout behind.
bandit	a robber > BANDITS or BANDITTI.
bandito	a Mexican bandit > BANDITOS.
banditti	a gang of Italian bandits > BANDITTIS.
bandolero	a highwayman > BANDOLEROS.
bigamist	one who commits bigamy.
biopirate	one who practises BIOPIRACY.
blackmailer	one who commits blackmail.
blagger	one who BLAGS, a thief.
boobhead	a repeat offender in prison.
bootlegger	one who supplies e.g. illicit whisky.
brigand	a bandit.
bullyboy	a ruffian hired to beat or intimidate someone.
burglar	one who commits burglary; (verb) to burgle > BURGLARS, BURGLARING, BURGLARED.
burker burkite	one that BURKES, murders by suffocation.
bushranger	in Australia, a lawless person, often an escaped criminal, who takes to the bush and lives by robbery.
camorra	a secret society akin to the Mafia operating in the Neapolitan district; gen. any organized body engaged in extortion or other dishonest activities.
camorrist	a member of a CAMORRA.
camorrista	a member of a CAMORRA > CAMORRISTI.
carjacker	one who steals cars by holding up their owners and demanding the keys.
catnaper catnapper	one that steals cats, usu. to sell them for research.
colluder	one who conspires in a fraud.
contemner contemnor	a person who contemns; a person who has been found guilty of contempt of court.
convict	one convicted of a crime; a person serving a prison sentence; (verb) to find guilty of a crime.
coprisoner	a fellow-prisoner.
corsair	a privateersman of the Mediterranean, esp. the Barbary coast.
cracksman	a safe-breaker.
crim	a criminal.
criminal	one who has committed a crime.
cutpurse	a person who stole by slitting purses worn at the belt.
cutthroat	a murderer, an assassin.
dacoit dakoit	an Indian bandit.
delinquent	failing in duty; of or concerning a bad debt or debtor > DELINQUENTLY; (noun) an offender, esp a young criminal > DELINQUENTS.
desperado	a desperate fellow, an outlaw > DESPERADOES or DESPERADOS.
dognaper dognapper	one who DOGNAPS, abducts a dog.
druglord	a criminal controlling the supply of drugs.
dynamiter	one who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the destruction of life and property.
embezzler	one who embezzles.
embraceor embracer embrasor	a person who seeks to influence jurors by corrupt means to deliver a partial verdict.
escapado	an escaped evil-doer; an escapade > ESCAPADOES.
escroc	a swindler.
fagin	an adult who instructs others in crime.
faitor faitour	an impostor.
felon	a person who has committed a felony.
felonious	like a felon, wicked > FELONIOUSLY.
felonous	like a felon, wicked.
felonry	a body of felons.
filcher	one who filches; a thief.
firebug	an arsonist.
flyboy	a spiv, a conman.
footpad	a highwayman or robber on foot.
forcat	a convict condemned to hard labour.
forger	one that commits forgery.
fraudsman fraudster	a person involved in criminal fraud.
freebooter	a person who roves about freely in search of booty, a pirate.
(Yiddish) ganef, ganof, gonef, gonif, goniff, gonof, gonoph	a thief.
gangland	the criminal underworld.
gangster	a member of a criminal gang.
ganof	see GANEF.
gaolbird	an inveterate convict.
garotter garroter garrotter	one who garrotes.
gonef	see GANEF.
gonif	see GANEF.
goniff	see GANEF.
gonof	see GANEF.
gonoph	see GANEF.
goodfella	a gangster, esp a member of the Mafia.
goombah	someone who belongs to a criminal gang, esp the Mafia.
heister	one who HEISTS, carries out armed hold-ups.
highjacker hijacker	one that hijacks.
highwayman	a thief who robs travellers on a road.
hitman	a hired assassin.
hood hoodlum	a small-time criminal or gangster.
hoody	resembling a hoodlum > HOODIER, HOODIEST.
hoser	a person who deceives or swindles others.
housebreaker	a person who breaks into and enters a house for the purpose of stealing.
huaquero	an Latin America, a person who steals antiquities and relics from tombs > HUAQUEROS.
iceman	a jewel thief; a professional hitman.
imposter impostor	someone who assumes a false character or impersonates another.
incendiary	a person who maliciously sets fire to property.
jailbird	a CONVICT.
joyrider	one who JOYRIDES.
kidnaper kidnapper	one who kidnaps.
kiter	one that KITES, obtains money fraudulently.
klepht	a (Greek) brigand. [Mod. Gr. klephtes, from Gk. kleptes, thief].
klephtic	of or like a KLEPHT.
knuckler	a PICKPOCKET.
kondo	in Uganda, a thief or armed robber > KONDOS.
ladron ladrone latron	a robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal.
lamister lamster	a fugitive esp. from the law.
larcener larcenist	one who commits larceny.
latron	see LADRON.
lawbreaker	a person who violates the law.
lifer	a CONVICT serving life.
limmer	a rogue or thief; a hussy.
lyncher	one who takes part in a lynching.
maffia mafia	a criminal society > MAFIAS.
mafioso	a member of a MAFIA > MAFIOSI or MAFIOSOS.
magsman	a conman, a street swindler.
malefactor	an evil doer; a criminal.
malfeasant	(one who is) doing wrong > MALFEASANTS.
manslayer	a member of a mara in the US or Central America.
marero	a person who kills a man.
massacrer	one who massacres.
miquelet	an irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.
miscreant	a wrongdoer, a criminal.
misdoer	a wrongdoer.
misfeasor	one who commits a MISFEASANCE, the doing of a lawful act in a wrongful manner, as distinguished from malfeasance.
mobsman mobster	a member of an organised criminal gang.
moonshiner	a person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night.
mugger	one who attacks with the intention of robbing.
murderer	one that murders.
murderess	a female MURDERER.
murtherer	a murderer.
nightrider	a member of a secret band of white men who carried out lynchings in the southern USA.
nimmer	a thief.
nobbler	one who nobbles i.e. injures or drugs a racehorse to prevent it from winning.
nonce	a sex offender, esp. one convicted of assaulting children.
outlaw	someone on the run from the law; (verb) to prohibit.
peculator	one who peculates.
pentito	in Italy, a Mafia criminal who has become a police informer > PENTITI.
perjurer	one who commits perjury.
perp	one who has committed a crime.
peterman	a safe-blower.
petnaper petnapper	one who kidnaps pets.
petroleur	a rioter who uses petroleum, as in the Paris uprising of 1871.
phansigar	formerly in India, a THUG.
pickpocket	a thief who picks pockets.
pilferer	one who pilfers.
pirate	a person who, without authority, attempts to capture ships at sea; (verb) to commit piracy.
piratic piratical	of or pertaining to a pirate > PIRATICALLY.
poacher	one that poaches, steals game.
prigger	one who PRIGS, a thief.
purloiner	one who purloins.
racketeer	a criminal who runs a protection racket; (verb) to run a protection racket.
ramper rampsman	one who makes a disturbance to cover the activities of others.
raper rapist	one who commits rape.
recidivist	a habitual criminal.
renegado	a renegade > RENEGADOS or RENEGADOES.
resurrectionist	a person who steals bodies from the grave for dissection.
robber	one that robs.
roberdsman robertsman	a bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood.
ruffian	a brutal, violent person > RUFFIANLY; (verb) to behave like a ruffian.
rumrunner	a person involved in smuggling alcohol into the US during Prohibition.
rustler	one who steals cattle.
safecracker	one that breaks open safes to steal.
scelerat scelerate	a villain.
shoplifter	one who shoplifts, steals from shops.
skollie skolly	a young hooligan or gang member of Coloured race.
skyjacker	one who SKYJACKS, hijacks an aeroplane.
smuggler	one that smuggles.
snakehead	a Chinese criminal involving the transport of criminals to other parts of the world.
sokaiya	in Japan, a corporate racketeer > SOKAIYA. No —S. [Japanese sokai, meeting + ya, dealer].
staffrider	in S. Africa, a person who illegally rides on the outside of a suburban train.
stealer	one who steals.
suborner	one who suborns, bribes a jury.
swagsman	a swagman; a burglar's accomplice who carries the plunder.
terrorist	one who engages in TERRORISM > TERRORISTS.
thief	one that steals > THIEVES.
thieflike	like a thief.
thievish	given to stealing.
thug	a brutal ruffian or assassin.
thuggish	characteristic of a THUG.
thuggo	a thug, ruffian > THUGGOS.
tongman tongster	a member of a Chinese TONG or criminal society.
tortfeasor	a person guilty of TORT, a wrongful act, damage, or injury done willfully.
trailbaston	a ruffian or brigand in 14th century England.
traitor	one who betrays another.
traitorly	like a TRAITOR; traitorous.
traitress	a female TRAITOR.
triggerman	a gangster's bodyguard.
turncoat	a traitor.
twoccer twocker	a person who takes a car without the owner's consent.
vandal	one who wilfully destroys or defaces property.
venomer	a poisoner.
villain	a criminal, bad person.
villainous	like a VILLAIN > VILLAINOUSLY.
villan	a villain.
villanous	villainous > VILLANOUSLY.
waghalter	a felon likely to swing from the gallows.
welcher welsher	one who welches or welshes, absconds from a debt.
whizzer	something that whizzes; (slang) a pickpocket.
wrongdoer	one who does wrong.
yakuza	a Japanese gangster. No —S.
yardbird	a convict.
yegg yeggman	a criminal, esp. a safecracker or burglar.

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