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EVILDOER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does evildoer mean?
• EVILDOER (noun)
The noun EVILDOER has 1 sense:
1. a person who sins (without repenting)
Familiarity information: EVILDOER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who sins (without repenting)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
evildoer; sinner
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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