jailbird

• Substantivo informal que designa alguém que já foi preso várias vezes ou que cumpre pena na prisão; costuma ser usado para se referir a um criminoso reincidente ou a um detento.

A noun referring to a person who has been imprisoned repeatedly, often used informally to describe a habitual criminal.

1. Repeat OffenderC1informal

   A person who has been imprisoned many times, often for committing crimes repeatedly.

   Reincidente

   • The old jailbird was known to the police for decades.
   • He's a notorious jailbird who has spent most of his life behind bars.
   • The community was wary of the jailbird who had just been released.

   Sinônimoshabitual criminalrecidivist