Miscellaneous criminals

someone who abducts someone

someone who helps another person commit a crime

legal someone who helps a criminal, for example by hiding them from the police. An accessory before the fact helps before the crime. An accessory after the fact helps after the crime

arsonist (noun)

someone who deliberately starts fires, especially in buildings

child molester (noun)

someone who hurts a child by touching them in a sexual way or forcing them to do sexual acts

con artist (noun)

informal someone who lies in order to make people give him money

confidence trickster (noun)

a criminal who plays confidence tricks on people

conman (noun)

a man who tricks other people, especially in order to get their money

con woman (noun)

informal a woman who tricks other people, especially in order to get their money

cybercriminal (noun)

someone who commits crime using the internet

drug baron (noun)

a powerful person in an organization that deals in illegal drugs

drug lord (noun)

American a drug baron

fence (noun)

informal someone who buys and sells stolen property

fire-raiser (noun)

British someone who deliberately starts fires

first-time offender (noun)

a first offender

flasher (noun)

a man who commits the crime of showing his sex organs in public in order to frighten or upset someone

forger (noun)

a criminal who makes copies of valuable documents or works of art, and sells the copies illegally to people who think they are original. Someone who copies money is called a counterfeiter.

fraudster (noun)

someone who commits the crime of fraud

front man (noun)

someone whose job is to hide an illegal or secret activity for another person or organization

fugitive (noun)

someone who has done something illegal and is trying to avoid being caught by the police

gunman (noun)

mainly journalism someone who uses a gun when fighting or committing a crime

gunrunner (noun)

someone who takes guns into a country secretly and illegally

hood (noun)

Americaninformal a hoodlum

hoodlum (noun)

a young person who shows no respect for the law

hoodlum (noun)

a criminal, especially a violent one

hooligan (noun)

someone who is noisy or violent in public places

intruder (noun)

someone who enters a place where they are not allowed to go, especially to commit a crime

Mr Big (informal)

informal a man who is very important and powerful. This is often used humorously about a criminal leader.

mule (noun)

informal someone who is paid to bring illegal drugs into a country by hiding them on or in their body

phone hacker (noun)

British someone who listens illegally to the calls or messages on another person's phone, especially by accessing the voicemail without their knowledge or consent. Phone hackers are often simply called hackers

pirate (noun)

someone who illegally makes and sells copies of computer programs, books, videos, or CDs

poacher (noun)

someone who illegally catches or kills animals, birds, or fish on someone else’s property

prowler (noun)

someone who goes around quietly and secretly looking for an opportunity to commit a crime, especially at night

racketeer (noun)

someone who makes money from illegal activities

rapist (noun)

someone who forces someone else to have sex with them

runner (noun)

someone who carries drugs or weapons illegally from one place to another

scofflaw (noun)

Americanmainly journalism someone who does not obey laws

sex offender (noun)

someone who has committed a crime involving sex

smuggler (noun)

someone who secretly and illegally takes goods or people into or out of a country, especially as a way of earning money

sociopath (noun)

someone whose personality makes them behave in ways that are dangerous to other people

spiv (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned an insulting word for a man who makes money by buying and selling things illegally

stalker (noun)

someone who develops an extremely strong interest in another person and follows and watches them all the time in a threatening way

supergrass (noun)

Britishinformal a criminal who gives information about a lot of other criminals to the police

tax/fare etc dodger ()

someone who illegally avoids paying something such as a tax or a rail or bus fare

thug (noun)

a man who is violent, especially a criminal

tortfeasor (noun)

a person who commits a tort

tough (noun)

informal a violent man, especially a violent criminal

trust (noun)

mainly American a group of people or companies that work together to illegally control prices and limit competition in an industry

vandal (noun)

someone who deliberately damages property

villain (noun)

an evil person, or a criminal

Synonyms and antonyms of Miscellaneous criminals in British Thesaurus