transgressor

[/trænzˈɡrɛsər/ or /trɑːnzˈɡrɛsər/]

nounmasculine/feminine (pessoa transgressora)pl: transgressors

transgressor/transgressora

1. A person who violates a law, rule, or boundary; one who commits a transgression

The transgressor was prosecuted for breaking the contract.

O transgressor foi processado por quebrar o contrato.

2. One who goes beyond established limits or crosses moral/ethical boundaries

The artist considered herself a transgressor of social norms.

A artista se considerava uma transgressora das normas sociais.

NYC Slang

rule-breaker, lawbreaker, perp (perpetrator)

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

transgressor/transgressora

Standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

transgressor/malandro

Informal: 'malandro' used colloquially for rule-breaker

São Paulo

transgressor/infrator

Legal context: 'infrator' more common in formal documents

Portugal

transgressor/violador da lei

More formal in European Portuguese

cross the line (transgredir limites)

break the law (violar a lei)

step out of bounds (sair dos limites)

go against the grain (ir contra a corrente)

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