bad actor
noun
a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
a vicious animal.
an inveterate criminal.
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RELATED WORDS
agitator, culprit, offender, crook, hooligan, fugitive, gangster, hoodlum, felon, thug, convict, mobster, lawbreaker, gremlin, instigator, weasel, rabble-rouser, punk, firebrand, rascal
Origin of bad actor
First recorded in 1940–45
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