79 entries under crook topic. ×

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malefactor(noun, person, bad, evil, cheat)
28
outlaw(noun, person, cheat, villain)
25
culprit(noun, person, cheat, villain)
24
villain(noun, person, mean, bad, evil)
22
perpetrator(noun, suspect, malevolent, killer)
21
offender(noun, person, cheat, villain)
21
wrongdoer(noun, person, bad, evil, cheat)
19
felon(noun, law, person, cheat, villain)
16
thug(noun, person, mean, rough, informal)
15
lawbreaker(noun, person, cheat, villain)
12
hoodlum(noun, person, heavy, thug)
10
gangster(noun, person, mean, rough)
9
desperado(noun, person, thief, outlaw)
9
racketeer(noun, person, immoral, thief)
8
brigand(noun, thief, outlaw, thug)
8
scofflaw(noun, person, convict, malevolent)
7
hood(noun, person, heavy, thug)
7
mobster(noun, person, convict, thief)
7
thief(noun, person, cheat, villain)
6
bandit(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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