caitiff

noun

Definition of caitiffnext
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person upon entering the store, I was beset by a caitiff in the guise of a salesman set on separating me from my money

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  1. villain
  2. brute
  3. savage
  4. monster
  5. devil
  6. wretch
  7. criminal
  8. knave
Noun
  • Marlena’s John is an iconic hero, and unfailingly rescuing her from all matter of villains.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The film stars, of all people, Hugh Grant, who is said to have an amazing turn as a villain in the film.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of villain
Noun
  • The Penguin's Falcone is every bit the misogynistic brute, but his actions are relegated to the off-screen imagination by being implied, rather than shown.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The part originally played by Timothy Olyphant has been taken over by Adam Driver—a specialist in magnetic brutes—whose recent movie roles have tended to be titular titans of industry and/or guys with accents.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of brute
Noun
  • Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.
    Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
Definition of savage
Noun
  • Frankly, this is a hard argument to dispute, but the guy is ultimately the movie’s monster, so his ideology has to be sufficiently challenged by the time the credits roll.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Hung was also instrumental in creating the jiangshi genre of horror kung fu in the 1980s, inspired by his childhood love of ghosts and monsters.
    Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of monster
Noun
  • The devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) has been eating away at the population of Tasmanian devils and re-introducing the thylacine might not do the devil any favors.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • He’s figured out what his father tried to tell him the hard way: Sometimes, a mere glance at a devil’s bargain is enough to strike a signature and a seal.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of devil
Noun
  • The wretch in question has cut down one of the speaker’s spruce trees without his permission.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Had this poor wretch been well supplied with friends and money the result, as in numerous other instances, might have been different.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
Definition of wretch
Noun
  • Its undeniably a humanitarian crisis and a very real security threat because of drug cartels, criminals and terrorists crossing the border.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Jordanians will soar like eagles to hunt you down, one criminal after another.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Alice begs for the knave’s freedom, putting herself in danger.
    Liesbeth Powers, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
Definition of knave
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