sex offender

[ seksuh-fen-der ]

/ ˈsɛks əˈfɛn dər /

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noun

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

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Sometimes sex·u·al of·fend·er .

Origin of sex offender

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby sex offender

sex-limited, sex-linkage, sex-linked, sex-linked trait, sex object, sex offender, sexology, sexpartite, sexpert, sex play, sexploitation

How to use sex offender in a sentence

Snyder filed a lawsuit in India against an online media company for publishing stories the suit said falsely suggested he consorted with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.
Washington football timeline: From Ron Rivera hiring to playoff exit|Sam Fortier|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Baker said in a letter to lawmakers that he objected to the ban, saying the use of facial recognition helped to convict several criminals, including a child sex offender and a double murderer.
Massachusetts governor won’t sign police reform bill with facial recognition ban|Zack Whittaker|December 10, 2020|TechCrunch
A registered sex offender is facing charges after Fairfax County police said he accessed the Snapchat accounts of several high school students and threatened to expose their private images and videos.
Sex offender threatened to expose teen’s private images and videos, police say|Justin Jouvenal|October 28, 2020|Washington Post
A new law that gives judges more discretion over whether to include young adults who have sex with teens on the state’s sex offender registry is now a source of contention in the San Diego mayor’s race.
Morning Report: The La Jolla Schools Exodus|Voice of San Diego|September 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Our equality should not be conditioned on making some broader change to the sex offender registry.
Sacramento Report: The Debate Over SB 145 Sure Escalated Quickly|Voice of San Diego|September 18, 2020|Voice of San Diego
However much we gossip about heterosexual couples with large age gaps, we at least refrain from calling them sex offenders.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Scruff believes that sex is not the primary concern of users.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Are you quite sure you have never suffered from this rather common disorder, gentle reader, at least, if you be of the male sex?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
But if you restrict it, to the sense in which it is commonly applied to the angelic sex, I am not prepared to answer.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
As public accuser, he caused the death of immense numbers, of all ages and either sex.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
That he might lose his head and 'introduce an element of sex' was conscience confessing that it had been already introduced.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
He respected her courage and obvious power to rise above the personal attitude of her sex.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton