rulebreaker

English

Alternative forms

  • rule-breaker

Etymology

rule + breaker

Noun

rulebreaker (plural rulebreakers)

  1. One who breaks a rule.
    • 2014 March 27, Robin Marantz Henig, “Fictional Plotlines and Real Assisted Suicide”, in The Atlantic:
      That’s partly why Lena Dunham was able to introduce the topic on HBO, where she’s a known entity and a celebrated rule-breaker.
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