lawbreaker

law·break·er

noun \ˈlȯ-ˌbrā-kər\

Definition of LAWBREAKER

: a person who violates the law

— law·break·ing \-kiŋ\ adjective or noun

Examples of LAWBREAKER

1. He admitted to being a lawbreaker.
2. <legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers>

First Known Use of LAWBREAKER

15th century

Related to LAWBREAKER

Synonyms: crook, culprit, felon, criminal, malefactor, miscreant, offender

Related Words: misdemeanant; accomplice, principal; desperado, outlaw; convict, jailbird; perp, perpetrator; evildoer, gallows bird, misdoer, misfeasor, sinner, transgressor, trespasser, villain, wrongdoer; blackhander, button man, gangster, hoodlum, hooligan, mobster, racketeer, thug; enforcer, gun, gunman, gunsel [slang], hit man, triggerman; backslider, recidivist, relapser, repeater; accused, arrestee, defendant, detainee, fish, suspect

Near Antonyms: gangbuster, lawman

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Rhymes with LAWBREAKER

backbreaker, bookmaker, caretaker, carmaker, comaker, dressmaker, drugmaker, filmmaker, gill raker, glassmaker, groundbreaker, grubstaker, hatmaker, haymaker, heartbreaker, homemaker, housebreaker, icebreaker, jawbreaker, kingmaker, lawmaker, mapmaker, matchmaker, mistaker, muckraker, mythmaker, noisemaker, oddsmaker, pacemaker, peacemaker, phrasemaker, platemaker, playmaker, Poundmaker, printmaker, rainmaker, sailmaker, saltshaker, shirtmaker, shoemaker, snowmaker, steelmaker, strikebreaker, tastemaker, tiebreaker, toolmaker, trailbreaker, watchmaker, winemaker, wiseacre