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recidivist vs wrongdoer

wrongdoer vs recidivist

recidivist and wrongdoer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recidivist Yes No No No
wrongdoer Yes No No No
As nouns, wrongdoer is a hypernym of recidivist; that is, wrongdoer is a word with a broader meaning than recidivist:
  • recidivist: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
  • wrongdoer: a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Other hypernyms of recidivist include offender.
recidivist (noun) wrongdoer (noun)
someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior a person who transgresses moral or civil law
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
Difference between recidivist and wrongdoer

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