backslider
backslider · backsliders
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostateA recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
UK/ˈbakslaɪdə/US/ˈbækslaɪdɚ/
Значение
значений: 2A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
(Ирландия)One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsibilities.
Ещё определения
- someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
Происхождение
From backslide + -er.From backslide + -er.
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Формы
мн. число: backsliders| Ед. число | backslider |
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правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 2Близкие по смыслу
- someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior:recidivistreversionist
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Связанныеbackslide