Jailbird

/ˈdʒeɪl.bɝːd/

आदतन कैदी; बार-बार जेल जाने वाला व्यक्ति

Origin & History

From jail + bird, originally slang for a prisoner (as if confined like a caged bird), recorded from the late 19th century.

jail + bird से बना शब्द; मूलतः कैदी के लिए स्लैंग (जैसे पिंजरे में बंद पक्षी की तरह सीमित), उपयोग का उल्लेख 19वीं सदी के उत्तरार्ध से मिलता है।

Definition

A jailbird is someone who has been imprisoned, especially a person who goes to jail repeatedly (a habitual offender).

जेलबर्ड वह व्यक्ति है जो जेल में रहा हो, खासकर जो बार-बार जेल जाता हो (आदतन अपराधी/आदतन कैदी)।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
He was labeled a jailbird after several short sentences for theft.
चोरी के लिए कई छोटी सज़ाएँ मिलने के बाद उसे ‘जेलबर्ड’ कहा जाने लगा।

Usage Examples

The newspaper called him a jailbird because he kept getting arrested.
She didn’t want to hire a known jailbird for the job.
After years as a jailbird, he decided to turn his life around.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Law-abiding citizen Nonoffender Free person

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

A jailbird at heart
दिल से/स्वभाव से आदतन कैदी (जो बार-बार जेल जाने वाला हो)
End up a jailbird
आखिरकार आदतन कैदी बन जाना/बार-बार जेल जाना