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/
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
(Ireland)One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsibilities.
More definitions
- someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
Origin
From backslide + -er.From backslide + -er.
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Forms
plural: backsliders| Singular | backslider |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior:recidivistreversionist
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbackslide