violator

CEFRB2

/vˈaɪəˌleɪtər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who breaks a law, rule, or agreement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Examples

  • A violator is a person who breaks a law or a formal and clear rule.

  • The police issued a fine to the traffic rules violator.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

  2. One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity

More examples

In context

  • The violator was caught and punished by the local police department.

  • The ordinance subjected any violator to a fine, to imprisonment for not more than six months, to community service, or to some combination of the three.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.