badmen
Desperadoes on horseback
Badmen is the plural of badman, an outlaw or villain—especially in the context of the American Old West.
The term evokes gunslingers, bank robbers, and cattle rustlers from frontier mythology: The sheriff had a reputation for bringing in badmen dead or alive.
In reggae and Caribbean slang, a badman is a tough, rebellious figure, often celebrated rather than condemned.
Armed robbers, often roving
- desperadoesReckless criminal fugitives
- highwaymenArmed roadside robbers
- brigandsRoving armed robbers
- rustlersThose who steal livestock
bushrangers · fugitives · gunslingers · gunfighters · renegades · bootleggers · moonshiners · bank robbers
Organized crime members
- felonsSerious crime offenders
- convictsImprisoned felons
- mobstersOrganized crime members
- thievesThose who commit larceny
burglars · assassins · kidnappers · smugglers · traffickers · embezzlers · arsonists · hackers
Dishonest, unprincipled people
- miscreantsWrongdoers or lawbreakers
- rascalsMischievous troublemakers
- ne'er-do-wellsIdle, worthless individuals
- scalawagsPlayful troublemakers
blackguards · rapscallions · knaves · swindlers · charlatans · tricksters · cheats · impostors
Those who do wrong
- malefactorsThose who commit offenses
- wrongdoersPeople who commit misdeeds
- fiendsMalevolent supernatural beings
- brutesCruel, violent people
tyrants · oppressors · tormentors · monsters · devils · demons · sadists · psychopaths
bandits
Armed robbers, often roving
- desperadoesReckless criminal fugitives
- highwaymenArmed roadside robbers
- brigandsRoving armed robbers
rustlers · bushrangers · fugitives · gunslingers · gunfighters · renegades · bootleggers · moonshiners · bank robbers · train robbers
gangsters
Organized crime members
thieves · burglars · assassins · kidnappers · smugglers · traffickers · embezzlers · arsonists · hackers · counterfeiters
scoundrels
Dishonest, unprincipled people
- miscreantsWrongdoers or lawbreakers
- rascalsMischievous troublemakers
- ne'er-do-wellsIdle, worthless individuals
scalawags · blackguards · rapscallions · knaves · swindlers · charlatans · tricksters · cheats · impostors · conmen
evildoers
Those who do wrong
- malefactorsThose who commit offenses
- wrongdoersPeople who commit misdeeds
- fiendsMalevolent supernatural beings
brutes · tyrants · oppressors · tormentors · monsters · devils · demons · sadists · psychopaths · masterminds
badmengood men
Honorable male persons
heroes · saints · good guys · white hats · protectors