ex-con
Noun
Meaning
ex-con (plural ex-cons)
(informal) A former prisoner.
Synonyms
Examples
Most of the time, actors respond to the thing that's so far from who they are. We all want to play the serial killer and the ex-con.
White Collar' is a show about the unlikely pairing of an FBI agent and an ex-con solving smart, glamorous, interesting and provocative crimes in a sometimes very funny way.
American Gods Episode 1 Recap: "The Bone Orchard" A god, a leprechaun and an ex-con walk into a bar.
But all thoughts of romance turn to sleuthing when million-dollar paintings start disappearing, along with an old friend of Regan's -- who happens to be an ex-con.
But he's not easily fooled; Buddy is a recent ex-con, and Milan knows that behind the childlike fa ade and dubious fashion, he is potentially lethal.
Family problems abound in both families - an ex-con father who suddenly has lots of cash, a mother with Alzheimers, an ex-wife preferred over the new girlfriend, a son nearly disowned while a scheming sister is allowed to control the family fortune.