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delinquent vs offender

offender vs delinquent

delinquent and offender both are nouns.

delinquent is an adjective but offender is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
delinquent Yes Yes No No
offender Yes No No No
As nouns, offender is a hypernym of delinquent; that is, offender is a word with a broader meaning than delinquent:
  • delinquent: a young offender
  • offender: a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Other hypernyms of delinquent include wrongdoer.
delinquent (noun) offender (noun)
a young offender a person who transgresses moral or civil law
delinquent (adjective) offender (adjective)
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
guilty of a misdeed
failing in what duty requires
Difference between delinquent and offender

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