career criminal

noun

: a person who has committed many crimes throughout his or her life

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Affleck portrays a career criminal, but Damon is a mild-mannered family man and Iraq War vet who’s desperate for money, hence his willingness to get involved in this job. Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024 In his opening statement last November, Williams’ defense lawyer Brian Steel told jurors that Copeland is a career criminal and admitted liar who likely murdered Thomas himself and then tried to shift blame to avoid a return trip to prison. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024 In the film, Redford appears as long-running literary character John Dortmunder, a career criminal just released from his latest stint in prison and ready to get back into the game. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024 That question led investigators on a wild chase that ended up more than 1,000 miles away in Missouri with the shocking arrests of Jimmy Ray Rodgers, a career criminal, and Curtis Wayne Wright, the look-alike best friend of the doctor's husband. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for career criminal 

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“Career criminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/career%20criminal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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