sinner

[sin-er]

noun

1. a person who sins; transgressor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinner¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; sin ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

But the best twist is when you realize how much you’ve come to care about these characters, be they saints or sinners or a bit of both.

From Los Angeles Times

The preacher is one of the biggest sinners in Bakersfield, not merely because both he and Honey may as well be using the phone book as a checklist of conquests.

From Los Angeles Times

I was like, “So because I’m not perfect, you want me to not spread the word and to keep it to myself? We’re all sinners, bro.”

From Los Angeles Times

That is the well-worn path of sinners come to confession, or, in secular terms, Whittaker Chambers renouncing his allegiance to Stalin.

From Salon

It’s humanistic when “Eddington” notes that everyone in town is a bit of a sinner.

From Los Angeles Times