revictimizer

English

Etymology

revictimize +‎ -er

Noun

revictimizer (plural revictimizers)

1. One who revictimizes; an aggressor or bully who goes on to victimize the same person again, especially after some intervention or punishment.
   • 1999, Mike A. Males, Framing Youth: Ten Myths about the Next Generation, page 190:

     If so, what does that tell us about the relationships these girls are repeatedly drawn to, and how might these men function as revictimizers?

   • 2010, Ola W. Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin, Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction, page 608:

     Arrest, prosecution, and incarceration, nonetheless, did not prevent reabuse, and revictimizers were particularly prone to violating orders of protection (A. Klein et al., 2008).