immoralist

noun

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-ə-list How to pronounce immoralist (audio)
Definition of immoralistnext
as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs among history's imperial immoralists, few can compare with the Roman emperor Caligula

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  1. criminal
  2. villain
  3. sinner
  4. wrongdoer
Noun
  • The film focuses on young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) — who's accidentally left home alone over the holidays — and his clever plans to outwit a pair of criminals trying to rob his home on Christmas Eve.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Trump has said deportations will focus on criminals first, as immigration enforcement has since former President Barack Obama's presidency.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • Or even an appearance from Tom Holland’s Peter Parker that would mean two hours haven’t been wasted watching this forgettable origin tale of a villain who’s not really THAT bad.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The Grinch bore a striking resemblance to Jim Carrey's version of the beloved Christmas villain.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of villain
Noun
  • Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.
    Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
Definition of sinner
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  • So there's a law firm in Seattle that has mounted a lot of very famous successful class action suits against large wrongdoers.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Local leaders say public pieces like murals and sculptures have the power to both beautify and protect the city by letting would-be wrongdoers know that a community is cared for.
    Justin L. Mack, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrongdoer
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