offender
Plural: offenders
Noun
- A person who commits an illegal or wrongful act.
- a person who transgresses moral or civil law
- One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
- A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
Examples
- The OFFENDER who placed a seven-letter word on a double-word score was promptly rewarded.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English offendour, offender, offendir, equivalent to offend + -er.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
offender: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoffender: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
offender: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
offender: valid Words With Friends Word