Antihero
Antihero noun - A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine).
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Criminal and antihero are semantically related. in evil person topic. In some cases you can use "Criminal" instead a noun "Antihero".
Criminal
Criminal noun - A person who has committed a crime.
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- She's the daughter of Blackie Drago, the second Vulture and started out as a criminal, but then reformed and became an antihero.
Source: Redeeming Replacement -
In the Professor Moriarty series by Michael Kurland, Moriarty is portrayed as a long-suffering antihero/hero who patiently endures Holmes' delusions about the extent of his "criminal empire".
Source: Perspective Flip - Stagger Lee is always depicted as an extremely dangerous criminal, who is sometimes an Antihero and sometimes a villain.
Source: Music / Stagger Lee
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