el
masculine
/bjolaˈðoɾ/
#4080 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
rapist; violator
Word origin
From the verb violar plus the agent suffix -dor ('one who does'). Violar comes from Latin violare ('to treat with violence, to break').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- violare
- English cognates
- violate, violation
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralvioladores
Examples
condenó .
The court sentenced the rapist to several years in prison.
.
The police arrested the suspect after a long investigation.
infringe norma.
The word violador also means someone who breaks a law or a rule.
.
The judge recalled the victim's rights during the trial.
sanciones.
A violator of the treaty's rules may receive sanctions.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 82.