Offender vs. Offense

Offendernoun

One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.

Offendernoun

A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

Offendernoun

One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.

Offendernoun

a person who transgresses moral or civil law

Offensenoun

The act of offending:

Offensenoun

a crime or sin

Offensenoun

an affront, insult or injury.

Offensenoun

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

Offensenoun

A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.

Offensenoun

The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

Offensenoun

The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.

Offensenoun

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure; as, to cause offense.

Offensenoun

A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.

Offensenoun

In any contest, the act or process of attacking as contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive; as, to go on the offense.

Offensenoun

The members of a team who have the primary responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the opposing team from scoring goal.

Offensenoun

a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

Offensenoun

a feeling of anger caused by being offended;

Offensenoun

a crime less serious than a felony

Offensenoun

the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

Offensenoun

the action of attacking an enemy