noun · rare

recidivist

recidivist · recidivists

рецидивист, рецидивистка

Wiederholungstäter, Wiederholungstäterin

One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habitsOne who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

US/ɹəsˈɪdɪvˌɪst/

» Tom is a recidivist.

Meaning

1 senses

One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.
Wiederholungstäter, Wiederholungstäterin
рецидиви́стrecidivíst, рецидиви́сткаrecidivístka
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

1 sentences

Tom is a recidivist.
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Русский

By meaning 1

one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits:

From French récidiviste, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous

From French récidiviste, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ist. By surface analysis, recidive + -ist.

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plural: recidivists

Singular	recidivist
Plural	recidivists

regular

5 synonyms

Close in meaning

someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior:backslider reversionist
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior):repeater habitual criminal

3 related words