misdemeanant

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noun

Someone convicted of a misdemeanor.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounmisdemeanant (plural misdemeanants)

plural misdemeanants

  1. USSomeone convicted of a misdemeanor.First known use 19th c.
  2. Someone guilty of misconduct; a wrongdoer.First known use 19th c.

    How much more rational, and probably equally deterrent, it would be to mulct a wilful misdemeanant in work-coupons than to shut him up in a dark room!

    1921, Montagu Lomax, The Experiences of an Asylum Doctor, London: Allen & Unwin, page 114

Origin

From misdemean + -ant.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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