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Noun: jailbird  'jeyl,burd
  1. A criminal who has been jailed repeatedly
    "The jailbird found it difficult to adjust to life outside prison";
    - jail bird, gaolbird [Brit]

Derived forms: jailbirds

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw

Encyclopedia: Jailbird