repeat offender

noun

A person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.

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recidivistreoffendercareer criminal
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Meanings

nounrepeat offender (plural repeat offenders)

plural repeat offenders

  1. A person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.

    Synonyms: recidivist, reoffender, career criminal

  2. One who performs a specific (often undesirable) action on multiple occasions.

    At the risk of being branded a repeat offender. I must admit that this chapter is a reprise, in miniature, of an earlier book of mine with the same title.

    2011, Jeff Reid, Cat-Dependent No More, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.

Similar
recidivistreoffendercareer criminal
Also see
crimorecidivist

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 慣犯 /惯犯
  • 慣犯 /惯犯 (guànfàn)repeat offender — see also recidivist
Czech recidivista
  • recidivistarepeat offender — see also recidivist
Dutch recidivist, recidiviste
  • recidivistrepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • recidivisterepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • draaideurcrimineelrepeat offender — see also recidivist
Finnish uusintarikollinen
  • uusintarikollinenrepeat offender — see also recidivist
French récidiviste
  • récidivisterepeat offender — see also recidivist
German Mehrfachtäter, Mehrfachtäterin
  • Mehrfachtäterrepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • Mehrfachtäterinrepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • Wiederholungstäterrepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • Wiederholungstäterinrepeat offender — see also recidivist
Indonesian residivis, bramacorah
  • residivisrepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • bramacorahrepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • penjahat kambuhanrepeat offender — see also recidivist
Polish recydywista, recydywistka
  • recydywistarepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • recydywistkarepeat offender — see also recidivist
Portuguese reincidente
  • reincidenterepeat offender — see also recidivist
Russian рецидиви́ст, рецидиви́стка
  • рецидиви́ст (recidivíst)repeat offender — see also recidivist
  • рецидиви́стка (recidivístka)repeat offender — see also recidivist
Spanish reincidente
  • reincidenterepeat offender — see also recidivist
Swedish återfallsförbrytare, recidivist
  • återfallsförbrytarerepeat offender — see also recidivist
  • recidivistrepeat offender — see also recidivist
Cite this entry
APA

repeat offender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repeat%20offender

MLA

“repeat offender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repeat%20offender. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repeat offender,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repeat%20offender.

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