Gallows bird
Gallows bird noun - A person who deserves to be hanged.
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Synonyms for Gallows bird
Miscreant and gallows bird are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Miscreant" instead a noun phrase "Gallows bird".
Miscreant
Miscreant noun - A person who has committed a crime.
Usage example: a youthful offender surrounded in prison by hard-bitten miscreants who had committed just about every crime imaginable
Gallows bird and miscreant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gallows bird" instead a noun "Miscreant".
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Related pairs
- crook and gallows bird
- crook and miscreant
- rascal and gallows bird
- rascal and miscreant
- rogue and gallows bird
- rogue and miscreant
- scoundrel and gallows bird
- scoundrel and miscreant
- wretch and gallows bird
- wretch and miscreant
- knave and gallows bird
- knave and miscreant
- villain and gallows bird
- villain and miscreant
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