"jailbird" meaning in English

See jailbird in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-jailbird.ogg Forms: jailbirds [plural]
Etymology: From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jail|bird}} jail + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} jailbird (plural jailbirds)
  1. A prisoner or an ex-prisoner Categories (topical): People, Prison Related terms: gallows bird Translations (prisoner or ex-prisoner): затворник (zatvornik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vaneforbryder [common-gender] (Danish), recidivist [common-gender] (Danish), fængselsfugl [common-gender] (Danish), vanki (english: prisoner) (Finnish), entinen vanki (english: former prisoner) (Finnish), vankilakundi [colloquial] (Finnish), taulard [masculine] (French), taularde [feminine] (French), tôlard [masculine] (French), tôlarde [feminine] (French), პატიმარი (ṗaṭimari) (Georgian), ტუსაღი (ṭusaɣi) (Georgian), Knacki [masculine] (German), Ex Knacki [masculine] (German), Knastbruder [masculine] (German), Knastschwester [feminine] (German), Knastologe [humorous, masculine] (German), Knastologin [feminine, humorous] (German), Häftling [masculine] (German), Ex-Häftling [masculine] (German), fengselsfugl [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fengselsfugl [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kryminalista [masculine] (Polish), заключённый (zaključónnyj) [masculine] (Russian), заключённая (zaključónnaja) [masculine] (Russian), ареста́нт (arestánt) [masculine] (Russian), ареста́нтка (arestántka) [feminine] (Russian), рецидиви́ст (recidivíst) (english: repeater, old offender) [masculine] (Russian), у́рка (úrka) (english: criminal slang; opposed to political prisoner) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), presidiario [masculine] (Spanish), presidiario reincidente [masculine] (Spanish), reincidente (Spanish)

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "prisoner or ex-prisoner",
      "word": "reincidente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jailbird"
}

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