Wrongers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who commit errors or mistakes in judgment or action; those who behave immorally or unjustly towards others; persons responsible for causing harm or doing something incorrect
2. People who act in ways that are incorrect or improper; agents of injustice or unfair treatment; those liable for wrongdoing or offenses against others
3. Persons who perform wrongful acts or errors; offenders who violate ethical or legal standards; those who cause damage or act against what is right

Etymology: "Wrongers" is simply the plural of "wronger," a noun formed in English from the verb "wrong" plus the agent suffix "-er," meaning one who does the action. The verb "wrong," meaning to do wrong to someone or treat unjustly, goes back to Old Norse "rangr," meaning "wrong" or "crooked," which English borrowed as the Old English "wrang." The Middle English "wrong" then took on the sense of both an adjective and a verb. The source also traces the suffix's own ancestry, which runs back through Proto-Germanic and Latin-influenced forms to the Old English and Middle English "-ere," the same ending found in words like "baker" and "singer." That means "wronger" is built from native English materials rather than borrowed whole, and the word's core is the Norse-derived idea of something bent out of true.

Synonyms: offenders, culprits, perpetrators, transgressors, violators

Antonyms: victims, innocents, upholders, protectors, defenders