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transgressor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who transgresses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the way of transgressors is hard

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wrongdoer, offender

History

Etymology

From Middle English transgressour, from Anglo-Norman transgressour, from Latin transgressor. Equivalent to transgress + -or.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: престъпник (prestǎpnik) — someone who transgresses
  • Catalan: transgressor — someone who transgresses
  • Catalan: transgressora — someone who transgresses
  • Chinese Mandarin: 違法者 /违法者 (wéifǎzhě) — someone who transgresses
  • Egyptian: X1:O4-G43-D56-D54-A1 (thw) — someone who transgresses
  • Finnish: väärintekijä — someone who transgresses
  • Finnish: rikkoja — someone who transgresses
  • Finnish: lainrikkoja — someone who transgresses
  • French: transgresseur — someone who transgresses
  • French: transgresseuse — someone who transgresses
  • Galician: transgresor — someone who transgresses
  • Galician: transgresora — someone who transgresses
  • German: Übertreter — someone who transgresses
  • Irish: coireach — someone who transgresses
  • Māori: kairāmua — someone who transgresses
  • Middle English: breker — someone who transgresses
  • Middle English: transgressour — someone who transgresses
  • Portuguese: transgressor — someone who transgresses
  • Romanian: transgresor — someone who transgresses
  • Romanian: transgresoare — someone who transgresses
  • Spanish: transgresor — someone who transgresses
  • Spanish: transgresora — someone who transgresses