ex-con

noun

informal

: a former prisoner

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So rather than going toe-to-toe in a Torrance Benihana with the snarling ex-con/ex-Long Beach high school football star Merrimen, he’s getting wasted in a French club with the affable Donnie (posing as Jean-Jacques, a wealthy diamond dealer), and drunkenly scootering to get shawarma. —

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 With the public on his side, Bob decides to run for mayor of Springfield, despite being an ex-con who recently tried to murder a young boy. —

Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Swaggering ex-con Sullivan’s conscience manifests in the form of Father Jerry Connolly (Pat O’Brien), the childhood friend turned cleric who does his best to keep the wise guys in line and set another example for the lovable, mischievous Dead End Kids. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 Then there’s Mikey (Denis Leary), a rough ex-con who knows something the homeowners are desperate to hide. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ex-con