recidivist

As nouns the difference between recidivist and repeater

is that recidivist is one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender while repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.

As nouns the difference between reprobate and recidivist

is that reprobate is one rejected by god; a sinful person while recidivist is one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender.

As an adjective reprobate

is (rare) rejected; cast off as worthless.

As a verb reprobate

is to have strong disapproval of something; to condemn.

As nouns the difference between relapse and recidivist

is that relapse is the act or situation of relapsing while recidivist is one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender.

As a verb relapse

is to fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.

As nouns the difference between recidivist and nonrecidivist

is that recidivist is one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender while nonrecidivist is one who is not a recidivist.

As a noun recidivist

is one who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits; a repeat offender.

As a proper noun grypsera is

a non-standard dialect of polish with elements of other languages, used traditionally by recidivist prison inmates, that evolved in the nineteenth century in the areas of the russian partition.