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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul go
a human being

bad person go
a person who does harm to others

wrongdoer, offender
a person who transgresses moral or civil law

noun.person

22 Subcategories

abuser, maltreater go
someone who abuses
aggressor, attacker, assailant, assaulter go
someone who attacks
barrator, barrater go
someone guilty of barratry
convict go
a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
cheat, slicker, trickster, beguiler, deceiver, cheater go
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
delinquent, juvenile delinquent go
a young offender
deserter, defector go
a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof go
(Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
transgressor go
someone who transgresses
malfeasant go
one guilty of malfeasance
molester go
someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
no-show, nonattender, truant go
someone who shirks duty
perpetrator, culprit go
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
fancy man, panderer, pimp, procurer, pander, pandar, ponce go
someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
principal go
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
recidivist, backslider, reversionist go
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
reprobate, miscreant go
a person without moral scruples
shark go
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
pettifogger, shyster go
a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
sinner, evildoer go
a person who sins (without repenting)
usurper, supplanter go
one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
war criminal go
an offender who violates international law during times of war