Lester J. Gillis (aka Babyface Nelson) in a 1931 mug shot. I would pinch his cute face if he would just stop trying to murder me for a minute.

In a post I put up yesterday, I introduced you to my favorite reference book, the 1971 edition of Webster’s New World Thesaurus. Indulge me once again as I post the top 15 synonyms for the word “criminal” from this book filled with colorful language.

• Big brains
• Bird dog
• Black marketeer
• Buccaneer
• Check artist
• Clip artist
• Fixer
• Gorilla
• Greaser
• Nightrider
• Ringer
• Rustler
• Second-story man
• Stooge
• Torpedo plugger