Hypernyms for "wrongdoer"
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Hypernyms
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abuser
aggressor
assailant
assaulter
attacker
backslider
barrater
barrator
beguiler
cheat
cheater
convict
culprit
deceiver
defector
delinquent
deserter
evildoer
fancy man
ganef
ganof
gonif
goniff
juvenile delinquent
malfeasant
maltreater
miscreant
molester
nonattender
no-show
pandar
pander
panderer
perpetrator
pettifogger
pimp
ponce
principal
procurer
recidivist
reprobate
reversionist
shark
shyster
sinner
slicker
supplanter
transgressor
trickster
truant
usurper
war criminal
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.