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Added 8 October 2026

violator

noun

Latin root: violātor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about violator at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who violates the law.
Someone who assaults others sexually.

Origin

From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.

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