different between offender vs crim

English

Alternative forms

• offendor (obsolete)
• offendour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman offendour.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nd?(?)

Noun

offender (plural offenders)

1. One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
2. A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:criminal

Derived terms

• juvenile offender
• repeat offender

Translations

References

• “offender”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• forefend, reoffend

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

crim (plural crims)

1. (Britain, Australia, informal) A criminal.
   • 2012, Ian McTavish, A Prisoner's Wisdom: Transcending the Ego (page 128)

     We were the happiest, cheeriest bunch of crims in the whole prison.

   • 2018, "Bitter Pill", Wentworth

     Are the crims running Wentworth? Woman found murdered in Wentworth Correctional Centre.

Anagrams

• CMIR, MCRI, MICR, Micr., RMIC, micr-

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cr?men (probably borrowed), from Proto-Italic *kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European *kréymn?, from *krey- (“sieve”) + *-mn?.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?k?im/

Noun

crim m (plural crims)

1. violent crime

Synonyms

• delicte (non-violent crime)

Derived terms

• crim de guerra
• crim passional

Related terms

• criminal
• criminós

Further reading

• “crim” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.