malefactor

mal·e·fac·tor

M0058900 (măl′ə-făk′tər)n.1. One who has committed a crime; a criminal.2. A wrongdoer or evildoer.

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[Middle English malefactour, from Latin malefactor, from malefacere, to do wrong : male, ill; see mel- in Indo-European roots + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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mal′e·fac′tion (-făk′shən) n.

malefactor

(ˈmælɪˌfæktə) na criminal; wrongdoer[C15: via Old French from Latin, from malefacere to do evil] ˈmaleˌfaction n ˈmaleˌfactress fem n

mal•e•fac•tor

(ˈmæl əˌfæk tər)

n. 1. a person who violates the law; criminal. 2. a person who does evil. [1400–50; < Latin malefactor=malefac(ere) to act wickedly (see male-, fact) + -tor -tor]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

malefactor - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crimecriminal, crook, felon, outlawaccessary, accessory - someone who helps another person commit a crimearsonist, firebug, incendiary - a criminal who illegally sets fire to propertyblackmailer, extortioner, extortionist - a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about thembootlegger, moonshiner - someone who makes or sells illegal liquorbriber, suborner - someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful actcoconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter - a member of a conspiracydesperado, desperate criminal - a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)fugitive from justice, fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justicegangster, mobster - a criminal who is a member of ganghighbinder - a corrupt politicianhighjacker, hijacker - someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destinationhood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, tough - an aggressive and violent young criminalgaolbird, jail bird, jailbird - a criminal who has been jailed repeatedlyabductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)mafioso - a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United Statesgangster's moll, gun moll, moll - the girlfriend of a gangsterliquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)principal - (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvementparolee, probationer - someone released on probation or on paroledrug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher - an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugsracketeer - someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)raper, rapist - someone who forces another to have sexual intercoursehabitual criminal, recidivist, repeater - someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)scofflaw - one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonsescontrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, runner, smuggler - someone who imports or exports without paying dutiesstealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling ittraitor, treasonist - someone who betrays his country by committing treasonlaw offender, lawbreaker, violator - someone who violates the law

malefactor

nounOne who commits a crime:criminal, lawbreaker, offender.Law: felon.

Translations

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