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recidivist

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/

The English word “recidivist” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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