ex-con

noun

A former prisoner.

Similar
ex-convict
OriginEnglish con ← Middle English connen ← Old English cunnan →
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Meanings

nounex-con (plural ex-cons)

plural ex-cons

  1. informalA former prisoner.

    Synonyms: ex-convict

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA former prisoner.

Similar
ex-convict
Also see
ex-convict

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinex
  4. Latinex-
  5. Middle Frenchex-
  6. Middle Englishex-
  7. Englishex-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥néh₃ti
  10. Proto-Germanic*kunnaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*kunnan
  12. Old Englishcunnan
  13. Middle Englishconnen
  14. Englishcon
  15. Englishex-con

From ex- + con.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 前科犯
  • 前科犯 (qiánkēfàn)former prisoner
Finnish entinen vanki
  • entinen vankiformer prisoner
German Ex-Knacki
  • Ex-Knackiformer prisoner
Romanian fost pușcăriaș
  • fost pușcăriașformer prisoner
Spanish excarcelado, expresidiario
  • excarceladoformer prisoner
  • expresidiarioformer prisoner
Cite this entry
APA

ex-con. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-con

MLA

“ex-con.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-con. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ex-con,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-con.

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