- jailbird
- jail|bird [ `dʒeıl,bɜrd ] noun count INFORMALa prisoner, especially someone who has spent most of their adult life in prison
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Jailbird — Pays d’origine France Genre musical Stoner rock, desert rock, hard rock Années d activité Depuis 1993 … Wikipédia en Français
jailbird — jail bird , jail bird jail bird A prisoner; one is in prison or who has been confined in prison. [Slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jailbird — (n.) 1610s, based on an image of a caged bird; from JAIL (Cf. jail) (n.) + BIRD (Cf. bird) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
jailbird — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who is or has repeatedly been in prison … English terms dictionary
jailbird — [jāl′bʉrd΄] n. Informal 1. a prisoner or former prisoner in a jail 2. a person often put in jail; habitual lawbreaker … English World dictionary
Jailbird — infobox Book | name = Jailbird title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Kurt Vonnegut illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
jailbird — UK [ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜː(r)d] / US [ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms jailbird : singular jailbird plural jailbirds informal a prisoner, especially someone who has spent most of their adult life in prison … English dictionary
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
