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offender
(of|fend¦er)
Pronunciation:
/əˈfɛndə(r)/
noun
1
a person who commits an illegal act:
an institution for young offenders
2
a person or thing that does something wrong or causes problems:
you can’t get away from sex these days, and the TV is the worst offender
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