transgressor

noun

trans·​gres·​sor -esə(r) 

plural -s

: one that transgresses

especially : one who breaks a law or violates any known rule or principle of rectitude : sinner

the way of transgressors is hard

—Proverbs 13:15 (Authorized Version)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin transgressus + -or

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Rhymes for transgressor

• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• professor
• repressor