English noun: recidivist | |||
1. | recidivist (person) someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) | ||
Synonyms | habitual criminal, repeater | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw | ||
2. | recidivist (person) someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior | ||
Synonyms | backslider, reversionist | ||
Broader (hypernym) | offender, wrongdoer | ||