felon – someone who has committed a crime; a criminal

(Pronounced feh-luhn)

To remember the definition of the word felon, use the following mnemonic:

I fell under (felon) the bus because the criminal pushed me. 

Examples of felon in a sentence

They found the felon hiding in the sewers. 

He was arrested for aiding a known felon. 

Despite being found innocent, she was still treated like a felon.