master criminal

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

a highly intelligent and successful criminal, often a leader

criminalADJECTIVE + NOUN

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master

Examples (10)

  • The detective hunted the elusive master criminal for years.
  • In the movie, he plays a charismatic master criminal planning an impossible heist.
  • It would take a true master criminal to bypass such a sophisticated security system.
  • The police finally apprehended the master criminal behind the international jewel thefts.
  • Professor Moriarty is often cited as the archetypal master criminal in literature.
  • Her intricate plans and flawless execution proved she was a master criminal.
  • The task force was assembled to take down a notorious master criminal and his syndicate.
  • Is it possible that a single master criminal could orchestrate such a complex series of events?
  • The prosecution argued he was not just a petty thief, but a master criminal controlling the entire operation.
  • The story revolved around a retired detective drawn back to catch a new master criminal.