Re‐cid″i‐vist (?), n. 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.