Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun habitual_criminal

1 sense of habitual criminal

Sense 1
recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal -- (someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior))
       => criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor -- (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)