evil-doer

evil-doer noun they exacted vengeance on the evil-doers: wrongdoer, transgressor, criminal, delinquent, offender, villain, malefactor, reprobate, scoundrel, rogue, sinner, sinful person, wicked person, evil person, bad person; informal baddy, bad guy, crook, crim, wrong 'un, ne'er-do-well, nasty piece of work, ratbag, scumbag, bad egg; Law malfeasant, misfeasor, infractor; archaic miscreant, knave, blackguard, varlet, trespasser.