violator
One who trespasses
A violator is someone who breaks a rule, law, or agreement.
Traffic violators run red lights or speed; parole violators fail to meet the conditions of their release.
The term often appears on warning signs: Violators will be prosecuted.
A violator of trust or boundaries has transgressed in a more personal sense.
One who breaks rules
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
culprit · wrongdoer · convict · delinquent · miscreant · malefactor · recidivist · defendant
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- wrongdoerPerson who misbehaves
- reprobateUnprincipled person beyond reform
- blasphemerOne who insults deity
heretic · apostate · defiler · desecrator · profaner · corruptor · betrayer · oath-breaker
One who acts dishonestly
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- noncompliantFailing to conform
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- disqualifiedDeclared unfit to compete
ineligible · banned · suspended · ejected · penalized · carded · fouled · sanctioned
Unauthorized system accessor
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- trespasserUnlawful entrant on property
- breachBreaking of agreement
unauthorized access · cyberattacker · penetrator · firewall breach · phisher · exploit · vulnerability · compromise
One who mistreats others
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- exploiterOne who uses unfairly
- discriminatorThing that differentiates
- harasserOne who intimidates repeatedly
persecutor · torturer · censor · Geneva Convention · due process
One driving too quickly
- tailgaterDangerously close driver
- drunk driverIntoxicated vehicle operator
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
- jaywalkerIllegal pedestrian crosser
stop sign runner · double parker · speed demon · road rager · ticket · citation · fine · points
offender
One who breaks rules
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
felon · culprit · wrongdoer · convict · delinquent · miscreant · malefactor · recidivist · defendant · accused
sinner
Violator of moral law
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- wrongdoerPerson who misbehaves
- reprobateUnprincipled person beyond reform
blasphemer · heretic · apostate · defiler · desecrator · profaner · corruptor · betrayer · oath-breaker · backslider
cheater
One who acts dishonestly
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- noncompliantFailing to conform
- defiantOpenly resisting control
disqualified · ineligible · banned · suspended · ejected · penalized · carded · fouled · sanctioned · terms of service
hacker
Unauthorized system accessor
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- trespasserUnlawful entrant on property
breach · unauthorized access · cyberattacker · penetrator · firewall breach · phisher · exploit · vulnerability · compromise · backdoor
abuser
One who mistreats others
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- exploiterOne who uses unfairly
- discriminatorThing that differentiates
harasser · persecutor · torturer · censor · Geneva Convention · due process
speeder
One driving too quickly
- tailgaterDangerously close driver
- drunk driverIntoxicated vehicle operator
- hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
jaywalker · stop sign runner · double parker · speed demon · road rager · ticket · citation · fine · points · license suspension
- rule breakersrulebreaker, transgressor, offender, lawbreaker, wrongdoer
- sinnerssinner, transgressor, evildoer, wrongdoer, blasphemer
- abusersabuser, batterer, beater, brutalizer, bully
violatorcomplier
One who yields
conformist · observer · upholder · adherent · abider
violatorvictim
One harmed by another
injured party · sufferer · target · complainant · plaintiff
- parole violationBreaking early release terms
- traffic violationBreach of road laws
- due process violationFailure to follow legal protections
- moving violationIllegal act while driving
- human rights violationBreach of fundamental dignities
- code violationsBreaches of regulations
violate, violation, violated, violating, inviolate, violates, violations, violators, violative