Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

violator

/vˈaɪəlˌeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: vi-o-la-tor
IPA: /vˈaɪəlˌeɪtɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

noun

One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

Literary

noun

In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Example Sentences

"The ordinance subjected any violator to a fine, to imprisonment for not more than six months, to community service, or to some combination of the three."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: violator, violātor

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

violators (plural) violater (alternative)

Derived Forms

violatress

Synonyms

debaucher ravisher lawbreaker law offender

Questions

How do you pronounce violator?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈaɪəlˌeɪtɚ/.
What does violator mean?: One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
Where does violator come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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