Gaolbird
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A prisoner or an ex-prisoner
Con
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).A convicted criminal, a convict.A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.The navigational direction of a shipShort for convention or conference; used in regard to science fiction conventions and other types of conventions.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc. (rather than steer a compass direction)To study, in order to gain knowledge of.To know, understand, acknowledge.
Example sentence: I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.