offenders

of-fend-ers · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of offender; people who commit illegal acts or break rules.

  2. 2.

    People or things that cause offense or are responsible for something negative.

Related words

See also: criminals, offend, offender
Synonyms: criminals, culprits, lawbreakers, transgressors, wrongdoers

Etymology

From Latin offendere ("to strike against, offend") + English agent suffix -er + plural -s.