jailbird

Noun

Meaning

a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

yardbird gaolbird hood rogue sinner desperado miscreant racketeer malefactor criminal slave prisoner captive hostage lag
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Antonyms

sentry guard darling warden star favorite
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Hypernyms

malefactor criminal outlaw crook felon

Related terms

gallows bird

Examples

Hollyoaks' Chelsee Healey is 'summoned for a showdown over her behaviour after flouting lockdown to visit Lauren Goodger's jailbird ex' Source: Internet

Winter puts target on sheepshead Ready to duke it out with a buck toothed, fiddler crab, shrimp stealing amour plated, jailbird? Source: Internet

He’s now known for his guitar playing, which wails with jailbird cries. Source: Internet

Yesterday the sheriff's office released a photo, left, of Ms. Hilton in full makeup, her blond hair swept to one side and her face tipped downward in a jailbird version of her trademark pose. Source: Internet

Makes me happy to know I'm in the same company as Jake, jailbird or not. Source: Internet

The murder of a cop in 1968 is reopened when a dying jailbird makes a deal with the police in order to get released earlier and tells them that he found drugs in the victim's car. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

jailable Jailam jailbait jailbreak jailbreaker jailbroken