supercriminal
noun[C]
(alsosuper-criminal)uk/ˈsuː.pəˌkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us/ˈsuː.pɚˌkrɪm.ə.nəl/a verydangerousorpowerfulcriminal,especiallyinstoriesorfilms:
Shereturnsto thecityat the sametimeas a supercriminal isreleasedfromjail.
Theheroineis a super-criminal whobecomesaspy.
- Hisdayisthrownintochaoswhen a supercriminalhijackshisprivatejet.
- It's thestoryof a real-life Detroit super-criminal.
- Heplaysa super-criminal who reallybelieveshe's done nothingwrong.
- Theyvowedtoridthecityof supercriminals.
- He isrecruitedby thepolicetohelpdealwith apowerfulnew super-criminal.
Criminals - general words
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- anti-gang
- be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
- crook
- delinquent
- gangbanger
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- perp
- perpetrator
- previous
- probationer
- recidivist
- wanted
- white-collar criminal
- wrongdoer