🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

trasgressore

Pronunciation / Transliteration: trasgressore

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wrongdoer/ˈrɔːŋˌduːər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le autorità stanno cercando il trasgressore."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who commits an illegal or immoral act.

    "The authorities are determined to catch the wrongdoer before more harm is done."
  2. 2

    Someone who engages in wrongdoing or unethical behavior.

    "In the eyes of the law, every wrongdoer must face the consequences of their actions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'wrongdoer' is derived from the combination of 'wrong', which comes from Old English 'wrang', meaning 'crooked or unjust', and 'doer', from Old English 'dōian', meaning 'to perform or act'. The term has evolved to specifically denote a person who commits an immoral or illegal act.

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