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offender

(əfendəʳ)
Word forms: plural offenders
1. countable noun
An offender is a person who has committed a crime.
This led to a large number of convicted offenders being released from prison.
2. countable noun
You can refer to someone or something which you think is causing a problem as an offender.
Excessive noise was the worst offender in a list of complaints made to landlords.
More Synonyms of offender

COBUILD Collocations
offender

serial offender
serious offender
worst offender

Examples of 'offender' in a sentence
offender

There will always be repeat offenders who try it on and take more than their fair share.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Youth justice campaigners have been pressing for tighter restrictions on identifying young offenders.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Repeat offenders go in and out of the courts and jails at huge cost to taxpayers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Will a judge have the power to override the ban on identifying young offenders?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And the number of repeat offenders who struck last year hit a new record high.
The Sun (2016)
We see the logic behind withholding the names of very young offenders guilty of lesser crimes.
The Sun (2016)
The recommendation makes no mention of giving judges any discretion to allow publication of the identity of a young offender.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The drivers will initially be given warnings but repeat offenders or those caught driving dangerously close to a cyclist could be taken to court.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I recently helped to release six young offenders from Bullingdon prison in Oxfordshire.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Young offenders are much more volatile and less cohesive.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
They should be charged with the same crime as the offender.
The Sun (2011)
But to reduce reoffending we need far more attention paid to what happens when offenders leave prison.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The names of repeat offenders will be passed to the watchdog.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She has visited young offenders in prison to speak to them about the effects of knife crime.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The treatment includes offenders discussing their crimes with staff or in groups.
The Sun (2008)
After that it became a prison for young offenders.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
 Repeat offenders will be clobbered with unlimited crown court fines.
The Sun (2011)
He also visits local schools and young offenders institutes to give advice.
The Sun (2016)
For the victim it is very healing to discuss the impact of the crime with the offender.
The Sun (2012)
It is probation officers who recall offenders to prison when they have breached the terms of their licences.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Norfolk is an especially bad offender.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The Bad A&L has been one of the worst offenders when it comes to letting savers down.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
offender

British English: offender NOUN
An offender is a person who has committed a crime.
Some offenders may commit further crimes when they are released.
  • American English: offender
  • Brazilian Portuguese: delinquente
  • Chinese: 罪犯
  • European Spanish: delincuente
  • French: délinquant
  • German: Straftäter
  • Italian: delinquente
  • Japanese: 犯罪者
  • Korean: 범죄자
  • European Portuguese: delinquente
  • Latin American Spanish: delincuente

Chinese translation of 'offender'

offender

(əˈfɛndəʳ)

n (c)

  1. (= criminal) 罪犯 (zuìfàn) (名, míng)
  2. (= culprit) 作祟的人/物 (zuòsuì de rén/wù)
(noun) 
The judge sentenced her to seven years as a repeat offender.
Synonyms
criminal
He was put in a cell with several hardened criminals.
convict
The prison houses only lifers and convicts on death row.
con (slang)
crook
The man is a crook and a liar.
lag (slang)
villain
As a copper, I've spent my life putting villains like him away.
culprit
The real culprits in the fight have not yet been identified.
sinner
I was shown that I was a sinner, that I needed to repent.
delinquent
a young delinquent
felon
He's a convicted felon.
jailbird
He's rubbed shoulders with judges and jailbirds.
wrongdoer
ways to punish the wrongdoer so he will not offend again
miscreant
Local people demanded that the magistrate apprehend the miscreants.
malefactor
evildoer
transgressor
lawbreaker
The money should be spent on training first-time lawbreakers to earn an honest living.
perp (US, Canadian, informal)
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Synonyms of 'offender'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of delinquent
Definition
someone, esp. a young person, who breaks the law
a young delinquent
Synonyms
criminal,
offender,
villain,
culprit,
young offender,
wrongdoer,
juvenile delinquent,
miscreant,
malefactor,
lawbreaker
in the sense of felon
Definition
(formerly) a person who committed a serious crime
He's a convicted felon.
Synonyms
criminal,
convict,
con (slang),
offender,
crook (informal),
villain,
culprit,
sinner,
delinquent,
jailbird,
malefactor,
evildoer,
transgressor,
lawbreaker,
skelm (South Africa),
lag (slang),
perp (US, Canadian, informal)
in the sense of jailbird
Definition
a person who is or has often been in jail
He's rubbed shoulders with judges and jailbirds.
Synonyms
prisoner,
convict,
con (slang),
lag (slang),
trusty,
felon,
malefactor,
ticket-of-leave man (archaic)
in the sense of lawbreaker
Definition
a person who breaks the law
The money should be spent on training first-time lawbreakers to earn an honest living.
Synonyms
criminal,
convict,
offender,
violater,
crook (informal),
villain,
culprit,
sinner,
delinquent,
felon,
trespasser,
wrongdoer,
miscreant,
transgressor,
skelm (South Africa),
perp (US, Canadian, informal)
in the sense of malefactor
Definition
a criminal or wrongdoer
Synonyms
wrongdoer,
criminal,
convict,
offender,
crook (informal),
outlaw,
villain,
culprit,
delinquent,
felon,
miscreant,
evildoer,
transgressor,
lawbreaker
in the sense of miscreant
Definition
a wrongdoer or villain
Local people demanded that the magistrate apprehend the miscreants.
Synonyms
wrongdoer,
criminal,
villain,
rogue,
sinner,
rascal,
scoundrel (old-fashioned),
scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect),
vagabond,
knave (archaic),
reprobate,
malefactor,
blackguard,
evildoer,
caitiff (archaic),
skelm (South Africa),
wrong 'un (slang)
in the sense of sinner
I was shown that I was a sinner, that I needed to repent.
Synonyms
wrongdoer,
offender,
evildoer,
trespasser (archaic),
reprobate,
miscreant,
malefactor,
transgressor
in the sense of villain
Definition
a wicked or evil person
As a copper, I've spent my life putting villains like him away.
Synonyms
evildoer,
criminal,
rogue,
profligate,
scoundrel (old-fashioned),
wretch,
libertine,
knave (archaic),
reprobate,
miscreant,
malefactor,
blackguard,
rapscallion,
caitiff (archaic),
wrong 'un (slang)
in the sense of wrongdoer
ways to punish the wrongdoer so he will not offend again
Synonyms
offender,
criminal,
villain,
culprit,
sinner,
delinquent,
trespasser (archaic),
miscreant,
malefactor,
evildoer,
transgressor,
lawbreaker,
perp (US, Canadian, informal)
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