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Definitions

jailbird

[jeyl-burd] / ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜrd /

NOUN

convict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive felon prisoner

STRONG

con culprit loser malefactor repeater

WEAK

long-termer

Antonyms

WEAK

victim

NOUN

criminal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convict crook culprit felon fugitive gangster hoodlum hooligan lawbreaker mobster offender thug

STRONG

bad guy bad person baddie baddy blackmailer con delinquent desperado deuce evildoer guerrilla heavy hood hustler malefactor mug muscle outlaw racketeer repeater scofflaw sinner transgressor trespasser wrongdoer yardbird

WEAK

bad actor black marketeer ex-con inside person slippery eel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

WEAK

law

NOUN

culprit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

criminal felon fugitive miscreant offender wrongdoer

STRONG

con convict delinquent evildoer malefactor rascal sinner transgressor yardbird

WEAK

ex-con guilty party

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

NOUN

delinquent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

felon hoodlum juvenile delinquent lawbreaker offender wrongdoer

STRONG

blackguard culprit dawdler deadhead desperado loafer lounger malefactor miscreant neglecter outlaw punk recreant reprobate sinner

WEAK

JD black sheep evader fallen angel juvie young offender

NOUN

felon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convict delinquent lawbreaker offender

STRONG

con lifer loser malefactor outlaw yardbird

WEAK

ex-con

Antonyms

WEAK

police

NOUN

inmate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convict prisoner

STRONG

internee

NOUN

lawbreaker

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blackmailer criminal crook culprit delinquent felon fugitive gangster hoodlum hooligan mobster offender racketeer scofflaw

STRONG

con convict hood malefactor outlaw

WEAK

black marketeer

Antonyms

STRONG

law enforcer

NOUN

malefactor

Synonyms

STRONG

con convict culprit delinquent evildoer felon hellhound hoodlum lawbreaker outcast outlaw prisoner rapscallion rascal rogue rounder rowdy ruffian scamp scoundrel sinner thug transgressor varlet villain wretch wrongdoer

WEAK

bad egg black sheep

NOUN

miscreant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

culprit felon hoodlum lowlife pickpocket wrongdoer

STRONG

blackguard bootlegger bully cad caitiff convict criminal delinquent drunkard evildoer fink heel loafer louse malefactor outcast outlaw racketeer rapscallion rascal rat reprobate rowdy ruffian scalawag scamp scoundrel scum sinner sneak vagabond villain wretch

WEAK

black sheep

Antonyms

WEAK

goody-goody

NOUN

offender

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convict criminal culprit delinquent felon lawbreaker suspect

STRONG

con crook malefactor sinner transgressor wrongdoer

WEAK

guilty party guilty person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

NOUN

outlaw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bandit crook desperado fugitive gangster hoodlum hooligan marauder mobster outcast pariah robber

STRONG

brigand con criminal drifter gunslinger hood mug racketeer

WEAK

ex-con wrong number

Antonyms

STRONGEST

law police

NOUN

prisoner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive convict detainee hostage

STRONG

con culprit internee lag lifer loser tough yardbird

WEAK

chain gang member

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At that time I was singular in having so close a relation as yet unknown, but before the end came, as new prisoners 153 dropped in, there were quite a band of us gaolbird fathers.

From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John

jailbird

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