Synonyms for jailbird
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jeyl-burd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜrd |
Top 10 synonyms for jailbird Other synonyms for the word jailbird
- bad actor
- bad egg
- behind
- black marketeer
- black sheep
- blackguard
- bootlegger
- brigand
- bully
- cad
- caitiff
- chain gang member
- con
- convict
- criminal
- dawdler
- deadbeat
- deadhead
- derelict
- deuce
- drifter
- drunkard
- evader
- evildoer
- ex-con
- fallen angel
- felon
- fink
- fugitive
- gangster
- guerilla
- guilty party
- guilty person
- gunslinger
- heavy
- heel
- hellhound
- hood
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hostage
- hustler
- inside person
- internee
- jailbird
- JD
- juvenile delinquent
- juvie
- lag
- lawbreaker
- lifer
- loafer
- long-termer
- loser
- lounger
- louse
- lowlife
- malefactor
- marauder
- miscreant
- mobster
- mug
- muscle
- neglecter
- no show
- offender
- outcast
- outlaw
- pariah
- pickpocket
- prisoner
- punk
- racketeer
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rat
- recreant
- repeater
- reprobate
- robber
- rogue
- rounder
- rowdy
- ruffian
- scalawag
- scamp
- scofflaw
- scoundrel
- scum
- sinner
- slippery eel
- sneak
- suspect
- thug
- tough
- transgressor
- trespasser
- vagabond
- varlet
- villain
- wretch
- wrong number
- wrongdoer
- yardbird
- young offender
Définition of jailbird
Origin :- 1610s, based on an image of a caged bird; from jail (n.) + bird (n.1).
- As in lawbreaker : noun criminal
- As in miscreant : noun person who is very bad, immoral
- As in offender : noun perpetrator
- As in outlaw : noun person who is running from the law
- As in prisoner : noun person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will
- As in inmate : noun patient
- As in malefactor : noun criminal
- As in convict : noun criminal
- As in criminal : noun person who breaks the law
- As in culprit : noun person responsible for wrongdoing
- As in delinquent : noun criminal, often young
- As in felon : noun criminal
- "If he's a jailbird I'll hate to see him in these parts," went on the farmer soberly.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Air » by Edward Stratemeyer
- I guess ye'll not be findin' anybody that will be wantin' a jailbird.
- Extract from : « Just Patty » by Jean Webster
- Then, after the jailbird had flown, he said that he would not send word at all.
- Extract from : « Betty Lee, Senior » by Harriet Pyne Grove
- The fellers say that hes been a jailbird, an they dont want him in the house.
- Extract from : « Droll Stories of Isthmian Life » by Evelyn Saxton
- Poor devil, hes got all the marks of the jailbird about him.
- Extract from : « Droll Stories of Isthmian Life » by Evelyn Saxton
- Neither had he become a jailbird in seeking to serve his own ends.
- Extract from : « Rich Man, Poor Man » by Maximilian Foster
- The boy cocked one eye at him—he knew that Jurgis was a "jailbird" by his shaven head.
- Extract from : « The Jungle » by Upton Sinclair
- He saw Paul in a jailbird's uniform, but while he agonized he didn't believe the tale.
- Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
- It was a situation by no means new to the four walls of the Jailbird nor to the men concerned.
- Extract from : « Judith of Blue Lake Ranch » by Jackson Gregory
- In front of the Jailbird the only light came from within and made scant war on the lurking darkness without.
- Extract from : « Judith of Blue Lake Ranch » by Jackson Gregory
Antonyms for jailbird
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