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RECIDIVIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
Synonyms:
backslider; recidivist; reversionist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("recidivist" is a kind of...):
offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
Derivation:
recidivism (habitual relapse into crime)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
Synonyms:
habitual criminal; recidivist; repeater
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("recidivist" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Derivation:
recidivism (habitual relapse into crime)