violator

/ˈvaɪəleɪɾər/

/ˈvaɪəleɪtə/

Other forms: violators

Someone who breaks rules is a violator. If your grandpa drives 90 miles an hour on the highway, he's a violator of the speed limit.

To violate is to disobey a law or break an agreement, and a violator is a person who does this. A violator of the school dress code might wear a clown costume to school, and a violator of copyright laws might copy his entire essay from a book. Violator comes from violare, "treat with violence or dishonor" in Latin.

Definitions of violator

1. noun

   someone who violates the law
   synonyms: law offender, lawbreaker

   type of:

   criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw

   someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
2. noun

   someone who assaults others sexually
   synonyms: debaucher

   type of:

   debauchee, libertine, rounder

   a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained