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jail·bird

 (jāl′bûrd′)
n. Informal
A prisoner or an ex-convict.
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jailbird

(ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜːd) or

gaolbird

n
a person who is or has been confined to jail, esp repeatedly; convict
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jail•bird

(ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜrd)

n.
a person confined in jail.
[1595–1605]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jailbird - a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
gaolbird, jail bird
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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jailbird

gaolbird
noun prisoner, convict, con (slang), lag (slang), trusty, felon, malefactor, ticket-of-leave man (Historical) He's rubbed shoulders with judges and jailbirds.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
kriminálník
vaneforbryder
börtöntöltelék
fangi, tugthúslimur
kriminálnik
hapishane gediklisi/kuşu

jailbird

[ˈdʒeɪlbɜːd] N → presidiario/a m/f reincidente, preso/a m/f reincidente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jailbird

[ˈdʒeɪlbɜːrd] n → taulard(e) m/f
a one-time jailbird → un ancien taulard
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jailbird

gaolbird (Brit) [ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜːd] n (fam) (old) → avanzo di galera
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jail,

gaol

(dʒeil) noun
(a) prison. You ought to be sent to jail for doing that.cárcel, prisión
verb
to put in prison. He was jailed for two years.encarcelar
ˈjailer, ˈjailor, ˈgaoler noun
a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners. The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot.carcelero
ˈjailbird, ˈgaolbird noun
a person who is or has often been in jail. preso reincidente
to put a criminal in jail or gaol (not goal).
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