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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 go
a person who transgresses moral or civil law

principal go
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

crook, criminal, felon, outlaw, malefactor go
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

liquidator, murderer, manslayer
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

noun.person

12 Subcategories

bravo, assassin, assassinator go
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
butcher go
a brutal indiscriminate murderer
cutthroat go
someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
fratricide go
a person who murders their brother or sister
gun, torpedo, shooter, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman go
a professional killer who uses a gun
hatchet man, iceman go
a professional killer
infanticide go
a person who murders an infant
mass murderer go
a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident
murderess go
a woman murderer
parricide go
someone who kills his or her parent
ripper go
a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
serial killer, serial murderer go
someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval