offender

/əˈfendər/

Syllables of·fend·er

Stress of-FEND-er

Phonics Breakdown

off

/əf/

schwa

end

/end/

short e

er

/ər/

r-sound

Meaning

a person who commits a crime or does something wrong

Sound Reference

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off=/əf/(of) + fend=/fend/(defend) + er=/ər/(teacher)

Example

The offender was arrested by the police.