常じょう習しゅう者しゃ

noun

habitual offender; addict

Refers to someone who repeatedly engages in a particular behavior, often with a negative connotation. Can be used for criminal recidivists or for people with compulsive habits (e.g., gambling, substance use).

• 彼かれは窃せっ盗とうの常じょう習しゅう者しゃとして知しられている。

  He is known as a habitual thief.

• ギャンブルの常じょう習しゅう者しゃはなかなかやめられない。

  Compulsive gamblers find it very hard to quit.