1
as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
if good people stand by and do nothing, evildoers will triumph
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2
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
Iago from Shakespeare's Othello became one of the most notorious evildoers in all of literature
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There aren’t any foul words per se in the essay, other than alluding to the famed evildoer and equating that person with John Smith.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
After gruesomely killing his first set of Italian evildoers in the third movie's opening scenes, McCall speaks out loud to his long-deceased wife.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Heart of Stone 2 could follow the same format as the original film, with Rachel trying to keep the powerful Heart out of the hands of evildoers.
—Temi Adebowale, Men's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
They’re also known to emerge from the abyss of hell itself — or Jigoku in Japanese Buddhism — to frighten mortals, or torment evildoers who are sent there.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
After gruesomely killing his first set of Italian evildoers in the third movie's opening scenes, McCall speaks out loud to his long-deceased wife.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Heart of Stone 2 could follow the same format as the original film, with Rachel trying to keep the powerful Heart out of the hands of evildoers.
—Temi Adebowale, Men's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
They’re also known to emerge from the abyss of hell itself — or Jigoku in Japanese Buddhism — to frighten mortals, or torment evildoers who are sent there.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
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“Evildoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evildoer. Accessed 3 Aug. 2024.
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