repeater vs criminal

criminal vs repeater

repeater and criminal both are nouns.

repeater is not an adjective while criminal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repeater	Yes	No	No	No
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of repeater; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than repeater:

repeater: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of repeater include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

repeater (noun)	criminal (noun)
a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
(electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again
a person who repeats
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

repeater (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
	guilty of crime or serious offense
	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Difference between repeater and criminal

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