sinner

Meaning

1. A person who sins or has sinned.
2. A person who sins or has sinned.
3. A person with negative qualities; one who does bad things.
4. A person with negative qualities; one who does bad things.

Synonyms

wrongdoer

evildoer

criminal

sinful

peccant

guilty

villain

🦹‍♂️

transgressor

evil-doer

unholy

evil doer

wicked person

one who has done wrong and been found guilty

bad

👎

bad person

blackguard

debtor

delinquent

malefactor

peccable

rascal

rogue

scoundrel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪnɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: synnere

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Säänder

Cognate with Western Frisian: sûnder

Cognate with Dutch: zondaar

Cognate with German: Sünder

Cognate with Danish: synder

Cognate with Swedish: syndare

Cognate with Icelandic: syndari

In summary

From Middle English synnere, equivalent to sin + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Säänder (“sinner”), West Frisian sûnder (“sinner”), Dutch zondaar (“sinner”), German Low German Sünder, Sünner (“sinner”), German Sünder (“sinner”), Danish synder (“sinner”), Swedish syndare (“sinner”), Icelandic syndari (“sinner”).