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offendera person who commits an illegal act or crime

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who commits an illegal act or crime

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈfendər/

Korean meaning: 범죄자, 가해자, 위반자

Korean pronunciation: 어-펜-더 (강세: 펜)

Example Sentences

  • The serial offender was finally caught after stealing his 50th bicycle.
  • My cat is a repeat offender when it comes to knocking plants off the table.
  • The traffic offender had to pay a hefty fine for speeding.

offender

NOUN

//əˈfendər//

a person who commits an illegal act or crime

offender concept
💡 Concept

Police arrest the offender outside the bank after the robbery

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offender rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A tender defender stands by the offender.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈfendər/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈfendə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootoffend
Suffix--er

Origin

라틴어 'offendere'에서 유래했습니다. 'ob-(against, 반대로)'와 'fendere(to strike, 치다)'가 합쳐져서 '~에게 해를 끼치다'라는 의미가 되었고, 여기에 행위자를 나타내는 접미사 '-er'이 붙어서 '해를 끼치는 사람'이라는 뜻이 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

defendertenderrender
defender
tender
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The serial offender was finally caught after stealing his 50th bicycle.

😄 Fun example

My cat is a repeat offender when it comes to knocking plants off the table.

The traffic offender had to pay a hefty fine for speeding.

He's a first-time offender, so the judge was lenient.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

criminalculpritperpetratorlawbreakerviolator

Antonyms

victimlaw-abiderinnocent

Related

offensedefendantprosecutorconviction