yardbird

[yahrd-burd] / ˈjɑrdˌbɜrd /

NOUN

criminal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convict crook culprit felon fugitive gangster hoodlum hooligan lawbreaker mobster offender thug

STRONG

bad guy bad person baddie baddy blackmailer con delinquent desperado deuce evildoer guerrilla heavy hood hustler jailbird malefactor mug muscle outlaw racketeer repeater scofflaw sinner transgressor trespasser wrongdoer

WEAK

bad actor black marketeer ex-con inside person slippery eel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

WEAK

law

NOUN

culprit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

criminal felon fugitive miscreant offender wrongdoer

STRONG

con convict delinquent evildoer jailbird malefactor rascal sinner transgressor

WEAK

ex-con guilty party

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

NOUN

felon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convict delinquent lawbreaker offender

STRONG

con jailbird lifer loser malefactor outlaw

WEAK

ex-con

Antonyms

WEAK

police

NOUN

prisoner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive convict detainee hostage

STRONG

con culprit internee jailbird lag lifer loser tough

WEAK

chain gang member

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No. 14 BYU Cougars Golden eagles are no yardbirds.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2012

To prove his point, Love tells ten stories of enlisted yardbirds and commissioned oddballs.

From Time Magazine Archive

yardbird

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