Synonyms of recidivist

Noun


1. recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal, criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

usage: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

2. recidivist, backslider, reversionist, wrongdoer, offender

usage: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

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