criminal
Translation
criminal, offender, lawbreaker
Examples
The police are searching for the criminal.
The police are searching for the criminal.
He is a convicted criminal.
He is a convicted criminal.
Grammar Patterns
a ((adjective)) criminal an (adjective) person who commits crimes He is a dangerous criminal.
Similar Words
Synonyms: offender, culprit, lawbreaker
Etymology
From Latin 'criminalis', meaning 'relating to crime', related to 'crime'.
Memory Tips
A 'criminal' is a person who commits a 'crime'. The '-al' suffix often denotes a person or something related to the root word.