Meanings
nountransgressor (plural transgressors)
plural transgressors · alternative transgressour
- Someone who transgresses.
Origin
- Latintransgressor
- Anglo-Normantransgressour
- Middle Englishtransgressour
- Englishtransgressor
From Middle English transgressour, from Anglo-Norman transgressour, from Latin transgressor. Equivalent to transgress + -or.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian престъпник
- престъпник (prestăpnik)someone who transgresses
Catalan transgressor, transgressora
- transgressorsomeone who transgresses
- transgressorasomeone who transgresses
Chinese Mandarin 違法者 /违法者
- 違法者 /违法者 (wéifǎzhě)someone who transgresses
Finnish väärintekijä, rikkoja
- väärintekijäsomeone who transgresses
- rikkojasomeone who transgresses
- lainrikkojasomeone who transgresses
French transgresseur, transgresseuse
- transgresseursomeone who transgresses
- transgresseusesomeone who transgresses
German Übertreter
- Übertretersomeone who transgresses
Irish coireach
- coireachsomeone who transgresses
Māori kairāmua
- kairāmuasomeone who transgresses
Polish przestępca, przestępczyni
- przestępcasomeone who transgresses
- przestępczynisomeone who transgresses
Portuguese transgressor
- transgressorsomeone who transgresses
Romanian transgresor, transgresoare
- transgresorsomeone who transgresses
- transgresoaresomeone who transgresses
Spanish transgresor, transgresora
- transgresorsomeone who transgresses
- transgresorasomeone who transgresses
Cite this entry
APA
transgressor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgressor
MLA
“transgressor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgressor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transgressor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgressor.
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