Violator

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

    "The ordinance subjected any violator to a fine, to imprisonment for not more than six months, to community service, or to some combination of the three."

  2. 2
    someone who assaults others sexually wordnet
  3. 3
    One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender; One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity euphemistic, literary
  4. 4
    someone who violates the law wordnet
  5. 5
    In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Synonyms

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betrayerdebaucherdeceiverlaw offenderlawbreakerrapist

Example

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"The ordinance subjected any violator to a fine, to imprisonment for not more than six months, to community service, or to some combination of the three."

Etymology

From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.

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