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RECIDIVIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

Synonyms:

backslider; recidivist; reversionist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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