Synonyms of recidivist

recidivist

noun

as in offender

formal a person who continues to commit crimes even after being caught and punished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offender
• criminal
• lawbreaker
• backslider
• misdemeanant
• accomplice
• culprit
• principal
• jailbird
• miscreant
• crook
• convict
• malefactor
• outlaw
• perpetrator
• desperado
• relapser
• repeater
• sinner
• perp
• trespasser
• transgressor
• wrongdoer
• thug
• villain
• hoodlum
• hooligan
• gangster
• defendant
• racketeer
• mobster
• arrestee
• fish
• evildoer
• suspect
• detainee
• triggerman
• gunsel
• misfeasor
• misdoer
• gallows bird
• gun
• blackhander
• enforcer
• button man
• hit man
• gunman
• accused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster