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recidivist

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10 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/Part of speech nounSorted cdeiiirstvStarts with REnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • This specimen was of English parentage, was a professional burglar, a confirmed recidivist, and—since he habitually carried firearms—a potential homicide.

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