BACKSLIDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

Synonyms:

backslider; recidivist; reversionist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("backslider" is a kind of...):

offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

Derivation:

backslide (drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards)