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Definition of felon : 1. A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.
2. A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
3. A person who has committed a felony.
4. Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal.

Synonyms:

turn, twist, shepherd's crook, bend, malefactor, crimes, whitlow

con, scofflaw, internee, offender, jailbird, lifer, suspect, prisoner, loser, recidivist, captive, convict, defendant

highwayman, pirate, lawbreaker, burglar, filcher, mugger, culprit, larcener, grafter, lifter, prowler, housebreaker, stealer, poacher, criminal, outlaw, hijacker, pickpocket, cat burglar, thug, thief, robber, villain, larcenist, delinquent, crook, evildoer, swindler

Usage examples:

• They passed the silent sentries; none challenged and none saluted; they were moving swiftly over the town as the felon Gothas go; they came to a cottage in the country. - "Tales of War", Lord Dunsany.
• 90 He asked the waves, and asked the felon winds, What hard mishap hath doomed this gentle swain? - "Minor Poems by Milton", John Milton.
• Go you, and seize the felon; backward bind His arms and legs, and fix a plank behind: On this his body by strong cords extend, And on a column near the roof suspend: So studied tortures his vile days shall end. - "The Odyssey of Homer", Homer, translated by Alexander Pope.