jailbird
jail·bird
noun \-ˌbərd\Definition of JAILBIRD
: a person confined in jail; especially : a habitual criminal
See Examples of JAILBIRD
- <had spent most of his sorry life as a jailbird in hoosegows across the South>
First Known Use of JAILBIRD
1603
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Rhymes with JAILBIRD
absurd, bean curd, begird, bellbird, blackbird, bluebird, boobird, buzzword, byword, catbird, catchword, cowbird, cowherd, crossword, cussword, engird, game bird, ghost word, goatherd, good word, guide word, headword, jaybird, key word, kingbird, last word, loanword, lovebird, lyrebird, my word, oilbird, password, potsherd, railbird, rainbird, redbird, reword, ricebird, seabird, Sigurd, shorebird, snakebird, snowbird, songbird, state bird, sunbird, surfbird, swearword, swineherd, textured, ungird, unheard, watchword, yardbird
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