- jailbird
- noun Date: 1603 a person confined in jail; especially a habitual criminal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
jailbird
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jailbird — {n.}, {informal} A convict; someone who is in jail or has been recently released from prison. * /Because Harry was a jailbird, it was understandably hard for him to find a job after being imprisoned./ … Dictionary of American idioms
jailbird — {n.}, {informal} A convict; someone who is in jail or has been recently released from prison. * /Because Harry was a jailbird, it was understandably hard for him to find a job after being imprisoned./ … Dictionary of American idioms
jailbird — noun informal A convict; someone who is in jail or has been recently released from prison. Because Harry was a jailbird, it was understandably hard for him to find a job after being imprisoned … Словарь американских идиом
jailbird — [[t]ʤe͟ɪlbɜː(r)d[/t]] jailbirds N COUNT If you refer to someone as a jailbird, you mean that they are in prison, or have been in prison. [INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] Syn: convict … English dictionary
