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EVILDOER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who sins (without repenting)

Synonyms:

evildoer; sinner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("evildoer" is a kind of...):

offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "evildoer"):

magdalen (a reformed prostitute)

Instance hyponyms:

Mary Magdalen; Mary Magdalene; St. Mary Magdalen; St. Mary Magdalene (sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus)

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