noun
Meaning 1
A former prisoner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ex-convict
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ex-con
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh3ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con English ex-con From ex- + con.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: ထောင်ထွက် (htaunghtwak) — former prisoner
- Chinese Mandarin: 前科犯 (qiánkēfàn) — former prisoner
- Finnish: entinen vanki — former prisoner
- German: Ex-Knacki — former prisoner
- Romanian: fost pușcăriaș — former prisoner
- Spanish: excarcelado — former prisoner
- Spanish: expresidiario — former prisoner