jail bird

Other forms: jail birds

Definitions of jail bird
  1. noun
    a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
    synonyms: gaolbird, jailbird
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    type of:
    criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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