Etymology

violator

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Today it means: One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender Full definition →

Middle English violator ← Latin violātor
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  1. Latin · derived fromviolātor
  2. Middle English · inherited fromviolator
  3. English todayviolator

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

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