career criminal

noun

A person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes.

Meanings

nouncareer criminal (plural career criminals)

plural career criminals

  1. A person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Danish karrierekriminel
  • karrierekriminela person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
Finnish ammattirikollinen
  • ammattirikollinena person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
German Berufsverbrecher
  • Berufsverbrechera person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
Hungarian karrierbűnöző
  • karrierbűnözőa person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
Norwegian yrkeskriminell
  • yrkeskriminella person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
Polish przestępca zawodowy, przestępczyni zawodowa
  • przestępca zawodowya person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
  • przestępczyni zawodowaa person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
Russian профессиона́льный престу́пник
  • профессиона́льный престу́пник (professionálʹnyj prestúpnik)a person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
Swedish yrkesförbrytare
  • yrkesförbrytarea person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes
Cite this entry
APA

career criminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/career%20criminal

MLA

“career criminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/career%20criminal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “career criminal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/career%20criminal.

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