Gaolbird

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Dated spelling of jailbird. Commonwealth
  2. 2
    a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly wordnet

Synonyms

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betrayercaptivechain gangconconvictcriminal

Etymology

From gaol + bird.

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