1. a person who behaves badly or commits crimes; a villain or wrongdoer
Usage: formal

1. behaving badly or criminally; villainous
Usage: formal; archaic

Examples

• The sheriff was determined to capture the miscreant who had been robbing travelers.
• Local miscreants vandalized the park benches overnight.
• The novel’s miscreant character plotted against the innocent townspeople.
• Police arrested several miscreants involved in the theft ring.
• The judge sentenced the miscreant to five years in prison.
• Medieval tales often featured knights battling miscreant lords.