sex offender

[ seks uh-fen-der ]

noun

1. a person who has been found guilty of one or more sex crimes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sex offender¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

At 1:42 a.m., a commenter bluntly asked: “Jeff, Is it true you are a convicted sex offender?”

From The Daily Beast

To most of the world, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a convicted sex offender and a financial grifter.

From The Daily Beast

His sex-offender pedigree was real, though; Australian police have those certificates.

From The Daily Beast

Could Dr. Huxtable spend his last years in jail as a sex offender?

From The Daily Beast

“The statement of me dating a sex offender is totally untrue,” she said.

From The Daily Beast