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From criminal + -oid, coined by E. A. Ross in Sin and Society (1907).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A person who carries out business in an immoral or exploitative way, but does not necessarily break the law, and is protected from consequences by a veneer of social respectability. Full definition →
From criminal + -oid, coined by E. A. Ross in Sin and Society (1907).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.