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VIOLATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does violator mean?
• VIOLATOR (noun)
The noun VIOLATOR has 2 senses:
1. someone who violates the law
2. someone who assaults others sexually
Familiarity information: VIOLATOR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who violates the law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
law offender; lawbreaker; violator
Hypernyms ("violator" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Derivation:
violate (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who assaults others sexually
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("violator" is a kind of...):
debauchee; libertine; rounder (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)
Derivation:
violate (force (someone) to have sex against their will)
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