bad actor
a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
a vicious animal.
an inveterate criminal.
Origin of bad actor
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How to use bad actor in a sentence
But at least once upon a time he was a somewhat consistent bad actor.
Julian Assange Loves Rand Paul and His ‘Very Principled Positions’ | Michael Tomasky | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“Aeromonas happens to be a bug that has a particular capacity here that makes it a bad actor,” said Schaffner.
Necrotizing Fasciitis: How ‘Flesh-Eating Bacteria’ Strike | Casey Schwartz | May 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPeople said openly he was a bad actor and that he was finished in Hollywood.
Is Adrian Grenier a Good Enough Actor to Play a Bad One? | Touré | November 24, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery plaudit which a vitious play, or a bad actor receives is a blow to the public morals, and the public taste.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor | Stephen Cullen CarpenterIs there not Mr. Claremont always at hand for this purpose, whom the late king pronounced three times to be 'a bad actor'?
Table-Talk | William Hazlitt
The Wildcat snaked himself forward toward the fat bad actor.
Lady Luck | Hugh WileyOn the echo of the shot from the fat bad actor's gun the Wildcat leaped automatically.
Lady Luck | Hugh WileyLafarge, the bad actor from the Comédie Française was hanging about, and I was the more convinced he was bent on mischief.
Francezka | Molly Elliot Seawell
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