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- [trans-gres, tranz-]
- /trænsˈgrɛs, trænz-/
- /trænzˈɡres/
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- [trans-gres, tranz-]
- /trænsˈgrɛs, trænz-/
Definitions of transgressor word
- verb without object transgressor to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. 1
- verb with object transgressor to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence. 1
- verb with object transgressor to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God. 1
- noun transgressor sinner, offender 1
- countable noun transgressor A transgressor is someone who has broken a particular rule or law or has done something that is generally considered unacceptable. 0
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Origin of transgressor
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin trānsgressus (past participle of trānsgredī to step across), equivalent to trāns- trans- + -gred- (combining form of gradī to step; see grade) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss
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Parts of speech for Transgressor
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exclamation
transgressor popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
transgressor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transgressor
noun transgressor
- bad actor — a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- culprit — When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit.
- deuce — Deuce is the score in a game of tennis when both players have forty points. One player has to win two points one after the other to win the game.
- guerilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
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