repeat offender

noun
UK: /rɪˈpiːt əˈfɛndər/
US: /rɪˈpiːt əˈfɛndər/

  1. Someone who commits the same crime again and again.

    1. He is a repeat offender and must be stopped.
    2. The court decided that the repeat offender needed a long prison sentence.

  2. A person who has been convicted of similar crimes in the past.

    1. The judge was very strict with the repeat offender.
    2. As a repeat offender, she received a harsher punishment than first-time criminals.

Synonyms

recidivist
repeat offender adjective

  1. Describing someone who repeatedly commits crimes.

    1. He is a repeat offender driver.
    2. The repeat offender burglar was caught near the crime scene again.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "repeat offender" in English means: Someone who commits the same crime again and again., A person who has been convicted of similar crimes in the past..

The phonetic transcription of "repeat offender" is /rɪˈpiːt əˈfɛndər/ in British English and /rɪˈpiːt əˈfɛndər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "repeat offender": recidivist.

Example usage of "repeat offender": "He is a repeat offender and must be stopped.". More examples on the page.