noun
Meaning 1
One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
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noun
One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
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noun
a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wrongdoer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bad person
Narrower terms: abuser, maltreater, attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter, barrator, barrater, convict, deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker, delinquent, juvenile delinquent, deserter, defector, gonif, goniff, ganef, ganof, transgressor, malfeasant, molester, no-show, nonattender, truant, perpetrator, culprit, pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy man, ponce, principal, recidivist, backslider, reversionist, reprobate, miscreant, shark, shyster, pettifogger, sinner, evildoer, usurper, supplanter, war criminal
History
From Middle English offendour, offender, offendir, equivalent to offend + -er.
Across languages
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.