ex-con

nounattested in dialogue

A former prisoner.

noun

1
informalA former prisoner.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con English ex-con From ex- + con.

Forms

plural: ex-cons

EWW · The station code of Ewell West railway station in Ewell,…ex · The name of the Latin script letter X/x.ex-boyfriend · A former boyfriend.

ex-con · A former prisoner.

ex-girlfriend · A former girlfriend.ex-husband · A former husband (from a previous marriage after a divorce).ex-wife · A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).

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