"liberty taker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: liberty takers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} liberty taker (plural liberty takers)
  1. (UK, colloquial) a person who takes liberties; a disrespectful person. Tags: UK, colloquial
    Sense id: en-liberty_taker-en-noun-So9msAn8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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