offender
noun /əˈfendə(r)/
/əˈfendər/
- (rather formal) a person who commits a crime
- a persistent/serious/violent, etc. offender
- a young offender institution
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2- He favours tougher punishments for repeat offenders.
- He spent some time in a young offender institution.
- Persistent offenders risk losing their licence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alleged
- convicted
- first
- …
- sentence
- a person or thing that does something wrong
- The report on sexual discrimination at work shows that some of the worst offenders are women.
- When it comes to pollution, the chemical industry is a major offender.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- main
- worst