ex-con

noun

informal
: a former prisoner

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Speedman plays a former newspaper photographer and ex-con who has decided to forge a new path as a private investigator. ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026 The series centers on Bode (Max Thieriot), an ex-con who finds redemption and purpose while smothering flames with the Cal Fire program. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026 The search for Korac follows the June 23, 2025 arrest of Bekim Fiseku, a 54-year-old ex-con with ties to the Bonanno crime family who was charged with murder for Servedio’s death. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026 Sources say the actor will be playing an ex-con turned priest. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex-con

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“Ex-con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex-con. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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