malefactor

Meaning of malefactor

noun

a person who commits a crime or some other wrong.

late Middle English: from Latin, from malefact- ‘done wrong’, from the verb malefacere, from male ‘ill’ + facere ‘do’.

Information about malefactor

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of malefactor is: malefactors.
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Hyphenation of malefactor

male-fac-tor

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • malefactor is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

malefactor synonyms

Meaning criminal:

criminal, felon, crook, outlaw

Meaning a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed:

culprit

Meaning a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender:

wrongdoer

Meaning a person who commits an illegal act:

offender

Meaning a criminal:

villain

Meaning a person who breaks the law:

lawbreaker

Meaning a person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment:

convict

Meaning a delinquent person:

delinquent

Meaning a person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts:

sinner

Meaning a dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue:

scoundrel

Meaning an unfortunate or unhappy person:

wretch

Meaning an unprincipled person:

reprobate

Meaning a dishonest or unprincipled man:

rogue

Meaning a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way):

rascal

Meaning a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc:

baddie

Meaning a person who has done something wrong or unlawful:

miscreant

Meaning a person entering someone's land or property without permission:

trespasser

Words that rhyme with malefactor

Actor, Factor, abactor, abstractor, actor, attractor, autotractor, benefactor, bioreactor, calefactor, cephalotractor, chiropractor, coactor, cocontractor, coenactor, cofactor, compactor, contactor, contractor, cornfactor, counteractor, cryoextractor, detractor, distractor, effractor, enactor, exactor, extractor, factor, hydroextractor, hyperreactor, idemfactor, impactor, infractor, lithofractor, manufactor, multifactor, nonactor, nonfactor, nonreactor, olfactor, photoreactor, playactor, postfactor, prefactor, proactor, protractor, reactor, redactor, refractor

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