Recidivist
Pronunciation : Re*cid"i*vist
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. -- Re*cid`i*vis"tic (#), a.
The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his life. Havelock Ellis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913