habitual criminal

1. 1.

   someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

   Synonymsrecidivistrepeater

   Broadercriminal

Questions about habitual criminal

What does habitual criminal mean?

habitual criminal means "someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)".

What is another word for habitual criminal?

Close synonyms include recidivist, repeater. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is habitual criminal a common word?