- transgressor
- transgressor (n.) early 15c., from Anglo-Fr. transgressour, O.Fr. transgressor, and directly from L. transgressor, agent noun from transgredi (see TRANSGRESSION (Cf. transgression)).
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transgressor — meaning ‘someone who violates a rule or law’, is spelt or, not er … Modern English usage
Transgressor — Transgressively Trans*gress ive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] Adam, perhaps, . . . from the transgressive infirmities of himself, might have erred alone. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Transgressor Trans*gress or, n. [L.: cf. F. transgresseur.] One who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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transgressor — transgress ► VERB ▪ go beyond the limits set by (a moral principle, standard, law, etc.). DERIVATIVES transgression noun transgressive adjective transgressor noun. ORIGIN Latin transgredi step across … English terms dictionary
transgressor — noun see transgress … New Collegiate Dictionary
transgressor — See transgressible. * * * … Universalium
transgressor — noun Someone who transgresses. See Also: transgression, transgressive … Wiktionary
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