Meanings
nounviolator (plural violators)
plural violators · alternative violater
- One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
The ordinance subjected any violator to a fine, to imprisonment for not more than six months, to community service, or to some combination of the three.
2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order - In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinviolātor
- Middle Englishviolator
- Englishviolator
From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian нарушител
- нарушител (narušitel)one who violates
French violateur, violatrice
- violateurone who violates
- violatriceone who violates
German Verletzer, Zuwiderhandelnder
- Verletzerone who violates
- Zuwiderhandelnderone who violates
- Täterone who violates
- Übertreter (des Gesetzes)one who violates
- Vergewaltigerone who violates
Indonesian pelanggar
- pelanggarone who violates
Japanese 違反者, 侵害者
- 違反者 (ihansha)one who violates
- 侵害者 (shingaisha)one who violates
Persian متخلف, خلافکار
- متخلف (motexallef)one who violates
- خلافکار (xalâfkâr)one who violates
- خاطی (xâti)one who violates
Cite this entry
APA
violator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violator
MLA
“violator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violator.
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