transgressor

[trans-gres-er, tranz-]

noun

1. someone or something that transgresses, violating a law or command or going beyond a boundary or limit.

   Although not specifically illegal, promoters could sue transgressors for breach of contract if filming is forbidden by the ticket's terms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transgressor¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Anglo-French, from Latin, equivalent to transgress ( def. ) + -or ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Lynching’s grotesque aim is only partly punishment, the arrogance of judgment not determined by a court of law against a claimed transgressor.

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Some of the transgressors try to gaslight the audience in their confessionals despite what they’ve recently burned into our eyes and ears.

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When Medina, with his camera in hand, encountered one, the unsuspecting transgressor was fully masked — and brandishing a thundering chainsaw.

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She mimicked the emotions she lacked to fit into a world where novels and films tended to depict sociopaths as violent and soulless transgressors treading the fringes.

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Unified as one transgressor, probably one among many.

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