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Added 10 October 2026

transgressor

noun

Latin root: transgressor Wiktionary

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

Someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command.
the way of transgressors is hard

Origin

From Middle English transgressour, from Anglo-Norman transgressour, from Latin transgressor. Equivalent to transgress + -or.

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