English Explanatory Dictionary

recidivist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.
adj
  1. Tending to fall back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/ /ɹɪˈsɪdəvɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recidivist.wav

Word forms

recidivist recidivists more recidivist most recidivist

Etymology

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

Synonyms

repeat offender recidive recidivous

Derived words

nonrecidivist recidivistic
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