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jailbird
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jail·bird  (jlbûrd)
n. Informal
A prisoner or an ex-convict.
jailbird
Noun
Informal a person who is or has often been in jail
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jailbirdjailbird - 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
jailbird or gaolbird
noun prisoner, convict, con (slang) lag (slang) trusty, felon, malefactor, ticket-of-leave man (archaic)
Translations
jailbird [ˈdʒeɪlbəːd] n → preso/a reincidente
jailbird [ˈdʒeɪlbəːd] n → récidiviste m/f
jailbird [ˈdʒeɪlbəːd] jail n → Knastbruder m (inf)
jailbird [ˈdʒeɪlbəːd] n → avanzo di galera


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Do jailbirds in the rest of the country in fact prove immune to rehabilitation and return inevitably to lives of crime because no one ever offers them a job?
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