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transgressor

UK/træns'gresə/US/træns'gresә/
C2

Definitions

n.

A person who breaks a law or moral rule.

违法者;犯规者。

Root Breakdown

Native English
trans-across, beyond
+
gressto step, walk, go
+
-orone who does, agent
=transgressor

transgress + -or (one who) = one who steps across the line; an offender.

Root gress still carries 64 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.punish the transgressor惩罚违法者
  • 2.moral transgressor道德上的违规者
  • 3.[habitual transgressor]惯犯
  • 4.forgive the transgressor宽恕罪人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The rules promise that any transgressor will be expelled.

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