Jailbird

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  jailbird \jail"bird`\, jail bird \jail" bird`\
     A prisoner; one is in prison or who has been confined in
     prison. [Slang]
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  jailbird
       n : a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict},
            {con}, {inmate}, {gaolbird}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "jailbird":
     Judas, POW, betrayer, cageling, captive, chain gang, con, convict,
     criminal, crook, deceiver, desperado, desperate criminal, detenu,
     double-dealer, ex-convict, felon, fugitive, gallows bird, gangster,
     gaolbird, internee, lag, lawbreaker, lifer, loser, mobster, outlaw,
     parolee, political prisoner, prisoner, prisoner of war,
     public enemy, quisling, racketeer, scofflaw, stir bird, swindler,
     thief, thug, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver, traitor,
     trusty, two-timer