gaolbird
/ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜrd/
noun
- A person who has been in prison many times; a habitual criminal.
- The old gaolbird was known to every police officer in the city.
- After his fifth arrest, the newspapers called him a hardened gaolbird.
- The movie tells the story of a gaolbird trying to start a new life.
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