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offender

noun

  1. one who offends
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈfen.də(ɹ)/ / /əˈfen.dɚ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English offendour, offender, offendir, equivalent to offend + -er.

  1. One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.

    Almost all down trains are late, however; the empty wagon trains are probably the worst offenders and one or two hours' late running by them is not unusual.

  2. A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.