violator

noun — 3 senses

violator

noun

Etymology From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.

1

One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

  • The ordinance subjected any violator to a fine, to imprisonment for not more than six months, to community service, or to some combination of the three.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order:
2

Euphemistic, Literary One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity

3

In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

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