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VIOLATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who assaults others sexually
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Synonyms:
law offender; lawbreaker; violator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
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)