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malefactor

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mal=e=fac=tor

CIDE DICTIONARY

malefactorn. [L., fr. malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil + facere to do. See Malice, and Fact.].
  •  An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.  [1913 Webster]
  •  One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Opposite of benefactor.  H. Brooke. Fuller.  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

malefactor, n. a criminal; an evil-doer.

Derivative
malefaction n.
Etymology
ME f. L f. malefacere malefact- f. male ill + facere do

DEVIL DICTIONARY

malefactor

n. The chief factor in the progress of the human race.

THESAURUS

malefactor

bad person, blackguard, criminal, crook, culprit, deceiver, delinquent, evil man, evil person, evildoer, felon, gangster, knave, lawbreaker, malevolent, malfeasant, malfeasor, miscreant, misdemeanant, misdemeanist, misfeasor, mobster, offender, outlaw, public enemy, racketeer, rascal, rogue, scoundrel, sinner, thief, transgressor, villain, worker of ill, wrongdoer

ROGET THESAURUS

malefactor

Bad Man

N bad man, wrongdoer, worker of iniquity, evildoer, sinner, the wicked, bad example, villain, rascal, scoundrel, miscreant, budmash, caitiff, wretch, reptile, viper, serpent, cockatrice, basilisk, urchin, tiger, monster, devil, devil incarnate, demon in human shape, Nana Sahib, hellhound, hellcat, rakehell, bad woman, jade, Jezebel, scamp, scapegrace, rip, runagate, ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scalawag, scallawag, rou_e, rake, Sadist, skeesicks, skeezix, limb, one who has sold himself to the devil, fallen angel, ame damnee, vaurien, mauvais sujet, loose fish, sad dog, rounder, lost sheep, black sheep, castaway, recreant, defaulter, prodigal, rough, rowdy, hooligan, tough, ugly customer, mean mother, ruffian, bully, meanie, Jonathan Wild, hangman, incendiary, arsonist, fire bug, thief, murderer, terrorist, culprit, delinquent, crook, hoodlum, hood, criminal, thug, malefactor, offender, perpetrator, perp, disorderly person, misdemeanant, outlaw, scofflaw, vandal, felon, (convicted criminal), criminal, convict, prisoner, inmate, jail bird, ticket of leave man, multiple offender, blackguard, polisson, loafer, sneak, rapscallion, rascallion, cullion, mean wretch, varlet, kern, ame-de-boue, drole, cur, dog, hound, whelp, mongrel, lown, loon, runnion, outcast, vagabond, rogue, ronian, scum of the earth, riffraff, Arcades ambo, Int, sirrah!, Acherontis pabulum, gibier de potence.


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