(~s)
A ~ is someone who has done something bad or illegal. (FORMAL)
...a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a ~ from going to jail.
= wrongdoer
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is someone who has done something bad or illegal. (FORMAL)
...a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a ~ from going to jail.
= wrongdoer
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012