bad guy
an evil or malicious person; a villain or someone perceived as one: The actor now makes his living guest starring as the bad guy on many different TV shows.Business consulting can turn you into the bad guy for people who don't want to know their idea could fail.
any person who does bad or harmful things, especially habitually: In tech security, you just have to live with the fact that the bad guys are already ahead of you.
Origin of bad guy
1- Compare good guy.
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How to use bad guy in a sentence
Ass-kicking, bad guy-killing Carter is just a future spinster.
As far as I was concerned he was the best bad guy in the history of the movies.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOur bad guy is Weather Wizard (not a joke), who not only looks like Kurt Cobain but can use his palms to conjure angry storms.
‘The Flash’ Review: Teen Angst Gets a Comic Book Quickie | Sujay Kumar | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I don't think Thompson is an inherently bad guy,” says Rosenberg.
The evil inclination is saying in this song, ‘I’m looked at as this bad guy, but you have power, you have control.
The Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic Rockers | Emily Shire | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Maybe because I wanted to show that a bad guy could do somethin' for his country.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbWhen they think of someone being spied on, they think of someone else, a bad guy.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowHe discovers compelling evidence that a bad guy killed your father.
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