Gaolbird (Noun)
Meaning
A criminal who has been jailed repeatedly.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The gaolbird was back behind bars for the fifth time in as many years, with no signs of changing his ways.
- Despite his rough exterior, the gaolbird had a certain charm that had won over many of the prison guards.
- As a gaolbird, he had spent more time in solitary confinement than in the general population, a testament to his troublesome nature.
- The gaolbird's rap sheet was a mile long, with a string of petty crimes and misdemeanors that had landed him in jail time and time again.
- After his latest stint in the slammer, the gaolbird vowed to turn his life around, but his parole officer wasn't holding her breath.