jailbird
jailbird · jailbirds
заключённый, заключённая, арестант, арестантка
Knacki, Ex Knacki, Knastbruder, Knastschwester
A prisoner or an ex-prisonerA prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
» He's a jailbird on the lam.
Meaning
1 sensesA prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
Knacki, Ex Knacki, Knastbruder
заключённыйzaključónnyj, заключённаяzaključónnaja, ареста́нтarestánt
More definitions
- a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
Examples
2 sentencesHe's a jailbird on the lam.
I live in Siberia. Yes, yes, the place to which criminals and jailbirds were once exiled.
ruЯ живу в Сибири. Да-да, это там, куда раньше ссылали преступников и уголовников.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
prisoner or ex-prisoner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
prisoner or ex-prisoner:
Origin
From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird.From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird.
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