# violator

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #63,352

## Definitions
1. One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
2. One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
3. In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

## Etymology
From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/violator