fornicator

[ fawr-ni-key-ter ]

noun

1. a person who has sexual intercourse with someone to whom they are not married.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fornicator¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin fornicātor, from fornicāt(us) “consorted” (past participle of fornicārī “to consort with prostitutes”; fornicate ¹( def ) ) + -or -or ²( def )

Example Sentences

It's easy to suss what he's talking about, however: That fornicators are scared right now because they are about to face the punishment of forced childbirth for their dirty sex-having ways.

From Salon

You, for example, are quite accustomed to it, a beyond-high achiever who, you take care to note, will neither a fornicator nor renter be.

From Washington Post

“How do you take a fornicator, an adulterer, an alcoholic and an identity thief and make a family show around him?”

From New York Times

His contract was terminated after his Instagram post in which he consigned to hell “homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolaters.”

From Seattle Times

“It’s probably a den of adulterers and fornicators.”

From Literature