career criminal

noun

: a person who has committed many crimes throughout his or her life

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Bustamante-Leiva is a reported career criminal whose rap sheet also includes a 2021 shoplifting arrest in Utah and a huge bust in London in 2015, where he was arrested for a months-long theft spree and charged with swiping $28,000 in phones, wallets, and computers, according to the Post. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025 This individual is a career criminal who has been in our country illegally for years. Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025 The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Mackie) and an American career criminal (Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 May 2025 Following 22 days on the run, Matt, a career criminal who was convicted of killing his former boss in December 1997, was eventually shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for career criminal

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“Career criminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/career%20criminal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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