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recidivists

recidivists is the plural of recidivist.

Meaning of recidivist

Noun

recidivist (plural recidivists)

  1. One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.
    • This specimen was of English parentage, was a professional burglar, a confirmed recidivist, and—since he habitually carried firearms—a potential homicide.1914, R. Austin Freeman, chapter 2, in The Uttermost Farthing
    Synonyms:
    repeat offender

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Questions about recidivists

What is recidivists the plural of?
Recidivists is the plural of recidivist.

Words near recidivists in the dictionary

  1. recidivism
  2. recidivisms
  3. recidivist
  4. recidivistic
  5. recidivistically
  6. recidivists
  7. recidivize
  8. recidivized
  9. recidivizes
  10. recidivizing
  11. recidivous

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