RELAPSER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

relapser

noun

Definition of relapser

as in offender

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Noun

Because of his previous felonies, though none for violent crimes, Pfister could now be defined as a habitual offender under Michigan law and faces prison.

— Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl after a pitcher plonks a batter, then offering the offender a handshake the next inning.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of offender

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As recidivist would-be escapees, de Boeldieu, Marechal, and Rosenthal are transferred to an impregnable medieval fortress, commanded by Captain von Rauffenstein, now burnt, broken in body, and wearing a neck brace.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Within the Moreton Bay area, a penal settlement for colonial recidivists was founded at Brisbane, followed by other penal establishments at Ipswich and on Stradbroke Island.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of recidivist

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The detective-heroines (and especially the actress-detectives) in this canon are careful about how performance might be extended to social duplicity, dishonesty, and fraud—but the lady criminals of Victorian detective fiction cross this line easily.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
From 1873 to 1991, the island served as Costa Rica’s principal penitentiary, where some of the country’s worst criminals were sent to serve often short and torturous sentences.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

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But Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures with expertise in global payment networks, previously told Ars that Apple, Google, and Facebook have all failed to launch payment products that attract a majority of users.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Students were allegedly subject to interrogations by the principal when Gaggle falsely flagged certain materials.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Definition of principal

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Learn what brown patch is, what other culprits can cause brown patches in a lawn, and how to make those unsightly brown patches in your lawn disappear.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 26 July 2026
For almost three months the source of the infection remained a mystery and Americans were warned that fresh fruits, vegetables and greens, which had been culprits in the past, were the most common sources.

— Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

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