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ex-con

noun as in felon

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But almost to the man, the first thing every ex-con tells me is how hard it is to find work.

“I never tried to escape because I never had the resources or things set up how I needed on the outside,” the ex-con says.

“A lot of these young guys coming into prison want to prove themselves,” an ex-con who did several years inside says.

Edwin Edwards is an octogenarian ex-con and reality television star who brags that Viagra is made from his blood.

She was now wed to an ex-con whose criminal record grew that year to include an assault involving a police officer.

Of course, now that you are free, you will be in for your knocks as an ex-con and all that, but why worry?

I got a job in Oil City, but the bulls tipped me off for an ex-con, and I beat my way here.

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On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ex-con, such as: convict, crook, culprit, felon, fugitive, and gangster.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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