jailbird

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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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.

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Translations

kriminálník

vaneforbryder

Knacki

récidiviste

börtöntöltelék

fangi, tugthúslimur

avanzo di galera

fengselsfuglvaneforbryter

kriminálnik

hapishane gediklisi/kuşu

jailbird

[ˈdʒeɪlbɜːd] N → presidiario/a m/f reincidente, preso/a m/f reincidente

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jailbird

[ˈdʒeɪlbɜː^rd] n → taulard(e) m/f
a one-time jailbird → un ancien taulard

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jailbird

gaolbird (Brit) [ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜːd] n (fam) (old) → avanzo di galera

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jail,

gaol

(dʒeil) noun

(a) prison. You ought to be sent to jail for doing that. tronk سِجْن затвор cadeia vězení das Gefängnis fængsel φυλακήcárcel, prisión vangla زندان vankila prisonכלא, בית סוהר कारागार zatvor börtön penjara fangelsi prigione, carcere 刑務所 감옥 kalėjimas cietums penjara gevangenisfengselwięzienie بندي خان cadeia puşcărie тюрьма väzenie ječa zatvor fängelse, häkte เรือนจำ hapishane 監獄 в'язниця, тюрма قیدخانہ tù 监狱

verb

to put in prison. He was jailed for two years. gevange يَسْجِن затварям pôr na cadeia uvěznit ins Gefängnis werfen fængsle φυλακίζωencarcelar vangi panema زندان کردن vangita emprisonner לִשלוֹח לַכֶּלֶא कारावास होना zatočen u zatvor bebörtönöz memenjarakan fangelsa imprigionare, incarcerare 投獄する 투옥하다 pasodinti į kalėjimą ieslodzīt cietumā dipenjarakan gevangenzettenfengsle, sette i fengsel osadzić w więzieniu بندی کول pôr na cadeia a întemniţa, a băga la puşcărie заключать в тюрьму uväzniť zapreti baciti u zatvor fångvaktare จำคุก hapsetmek, hapse atmak 監禁 ув'язнювати قیدخانے میں ڈالنا bỏ tù 监禁

ˈjailer, ˈjailor, ˈgaoler noun

a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners. The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot. gevangenis سَجّان، حارِس السِّجْن надзирател carcereiro žalářník der Gefängniswärter fangevogter δεσμοφύλακαςcarcelero vangivalvur زندان بان vanginvartija gardien/-ienne de prison סוהר जेलर zatvorski čuvar börtönőr sipir fangavörður carceriere, secondino 看守 교도관, 간수 kalėjimo prižiūrėtojas cietuma uzraugs pegawai penjara cipierfangevokter strażnik więzienny نديوان، دبنديخانې مامور carcereiro gardian тюремный надзиратель žalárnik ječar zatvorski čuvar fångvaktare นักโทษ gardiyan 獄監 тюремник, наглядач داروغہ جیل cai tù 监狱看守

ˈjailbird, ˈgaolbird noun

a person who is or has often been in jail. tronkvoël, tronkboef سَجين، مُعتاد على الإجرام والسِّجْن рецедивист (ex-)detento kriminálník der Zuchthäusler vaneforbryder τρόφιμος φυλακών preso reincidente alaline vangisistuja, võllaroog زندانی؛ کسی که مرتباً زندانی می شود usein vankilaan joutunut henkilö récidiviste אָסִיר וָתִיק बार-बार जेल जाने वाला व्यक्ति zatvorenik börtöntöltelék residivis fangi, tugthúslimur avanzo di galera 囚人 죄수 recidyvistas cietumnieks orang yang keluar masuk penjara bajesklantfengselsfugl, vaneforbryter recydywista څوک چی بار بار بندی شوی cadastrado recidivist заключённый; рецидивист kriminálnik povratnik zatvorenik povratnik fängelsekund, fånge คนขี้คุก (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) hapishane gediklisi/kuşu 囚犯, 慣犯 запеклий злочинець, рецидивіст عادی مجرم người hay bị bỏ tù 囚犯

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to put a criminal in jail or gaol (not goal).

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