Antonyms for scofflaw
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skawf-law, skof- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɔfˌlɔ, ˈskɒf- |
Definition of scofflaw
Origin :- 1924, from scoff (v.) + law (n.). The winning entry in a national contest during Prohibition to coin a word to characterize a person who drinks illegally, chosen from more than 25,000 entries; the $200 winning prize was split between two contestants who sent in the word separately: Henry Irving Dale and Miss Kate L. Butler. Other similar attempts did not stick, cf. pitilacker (1926), winning entry in a contest by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to establish a scolding word for one who mistreats animals (submitted by Mrs. M. McIlvaine Bready of Mickleton, N.J.).
- As in lawbreaker : noun criminal
- As in public enemy : noun common enemy
- As in criminal : noun person who breaks the law
Synonyms for scofflaw
- bad actor
- black marketeer
- blackmailer
- con
- convict
- criminal
- crook
- culprit
- delinquent
- desperado
- deuce
- evildoer
- ex-con
- felon
- fugitive
- gangster
- guerilla
- heavy
- hood
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hustler
- inside person
- jailbird
- lawbreaker
- malefactor
- malevolent
- mobster
- mug
- muscle
- offender
- outlaw
- perpetrator
- public enemy number one
- racketeer
- repeater
- scofflaw
- sinner
- slippery eel
- thug
- transgressor
- trespasser
- universal foe
- villain
- wrongdoer
- yardbird
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