English Explanatory Dictionary

violator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
  2. One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity
  3. In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

violator violators violater

Etymology

From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.

Translations

Bulgarian: нарушител French: violateur French: violatrice German: Verletzer German: Zuwiderhandelnder German: Täter German: Übertreter (des Gesetzes) German: Vergewaltiger Indonesian: pelanggar Japanese: 違反者 Japanese: 侵害者 Kalmyk: эвдәч Macedonian: нару́шител Macedonian: нару́шувач Macedonian: прекр́шител Persian: متخلف Persian: خلافکار Persian: خاطی
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