noun
- a person who engages in fornication; someone who has sexual relations outside of marriage
Usage: formal or religious context; often considered offensive or judgmental in modern usage
Examples
- In religious texts, fornicators are often condemned.
- The preacher spoke harshly against fornicators from the pulpit.
- Historical legal codes sometimes punished fornicators severely.
- The term fornicator reflects outdated moral judgments about sexuality.