Rulebreaker

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who breaks a rule.

    "That’s partly why Lena Dunham was able to introduce the topic on HBO, where she’s a known entity and a celebrated rule-breaker."

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"That’s partly why Lena Dunham was able to introduce the topic on HBO, where she’s a known entity and a celebrated rule-breaker."

Etymology

From rule + breaker.

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