recidivist

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

Tending to fall back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

Synonyms

repeater

old offender

reversionist

habitual criminal

backslider

recidivism

recidivous

reoffender

chronic offender

Reversioner

criminal

delinquent

gangster

outlaw

Translations

récidiviste

recidivo

reincidente

Wiederholungstäter

recidivist

Patient mit Rezidiv

recidivista

Rückfalltäter

reincident

Rückfällige

Rückfälliger

Wiederholungstäterin

αμαρτωλός

Rückfalltäterin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/

Etymology

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