Two recent items: misdemeanant and moreish — both new to me, but very much not new. 1. misdemeanant.  I came across this useful counterpart to felon a little while ago : felon : felony = misdemeanant :  misdemeanor This is in NOAD2 as ‘a person convicted of a misdemeanor or guilty of misconduct’, and AHD5 has a similar entry. OED3 (June … Continue reading Useful words