JAILBIRD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A criminal who has been jailed repeatedly

Synonyms:

gaolbird; jail bird; jailbird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("jailbird" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

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