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- Dictionarymalefactor/ˈmalɪfaktə/
noun
- 1. a person who commits a crime or some other wrong. formal
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a person who does bad or illegal things. Synonyms. criminal. crook (CRIMINAL) informal. culprit. evildoer. felon specialized. the guilty party. offender. outlaw. perpetrator. villain UK informal. wrongdoer formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Criminals - general words. abettor. accessory. accomplice. anti-gang.
1. : one who commits an offense against the law. especially : felon. He favors harsh punishment for chronic malefactors. 2. : one who does ill toward another. a sinister malefactor abusing his power Iron Age. Synonyms. evildoer. immoralist. sinner. wrongdoer. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of malefactor in a Sentence.
Malefactor definition: a person who violates the law; criminal.. See examples of MALEFACTOR used in a sentence.
A malefactor has done something illegal and has been or will be convicted, such as the malefactor who was videotaped stealing money from a cash register.
A malefactor is someone who has done something bad or illegal. [formal] ...a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a malefactor from going to jail. Synonyms: wrongdoer, criminal, convict, offender More Synonyms of malefactor. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
Definition of malefactor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. One who commits a crime: criminal, lawbreaker, offender. Law: felon. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.