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malefactor
[ mal-uh-fak-ter ]
/ ˈmæl əˌfæk tər /
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noun
a person who violates the law; criminal.
a person who does harm or evil, especially toward another.
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Malecite, male cow, maledict, malediction, malefaction, malefactor, malefactress, male fern, malefic, maleficence, maleficent
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British Dictionary definitions for malefactor
malefactor
/ (ˈmælɪˌfæktə) /
noun
a criminal; wrongdoer
Derived forms of malefactor
malefaction, nounmalefactress, fem nWord Origin for malefactor
C15: via Old French from Latin, from malefacere to do evil
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