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crimo

/ˈkɹaɪməʊ/

crimo noun: a person with multiple criminal convictions; a career criminal.

Noun

crimo (plural crimos or crimoes)

  1. (New Zealand, slang) A person with multiple criminal convictions; a career criminal.
    • ; See also Thesaurus:criminal
    Synonyms:
    repeat offender

Proper noun capitalized: Crimo

Crimo

  1. A surname from Italian.

Synonyms of crimo

Forms of crimo

pluralcrimos
pluralcrimoes

Origin of crimo

From crime + -o (“person with characteristic”).

Questions about crimo

What does crimo mean?
Crimo means a person with multiple criminal convictions; a career criminal.
What part of speech is crimo?
Crimo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce crimo?
Crimo is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪməʊ/.
What is the plural of crimo?
The plural of crimo is crimos.

Words near crimo in the dictionary

  1. crimmigrants
  2. crimmigration
  3. crimmigrations
  4. Crimmins
  5. Crimminses
  6. crimo
  7. crimogenic
  8. crimony
  9. crimosin
  10. crimosins
  11. crimp

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