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JAILBIRD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jailbird mean?
• JAILBIRD (noun)
The noun JAILBIRD has 1 sense:
1. a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
Familiarity information: JAILBIRD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("jailbird" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
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