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offender

Pronunciation: /əˈfen.də(ɹ)/

The English word “offender” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
  2. A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

Etymology

From Middle English offendour, offender, offendir, equivalent to offend + -er.

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