malefactor[noun]Synonyms: wrongdoer, criminal, delinquent, evildoer, miscreant, offender, villain
Related Words: blackguard,
knave,
miscreant,
rascal,
rogue,
scoundrel,
evildoer,
sinner,
wrongdoer [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mal‧e‧fac‧tor /ˈmæləfæktə, ˈmælɪfæktə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: malefacere 'to do evil']
old-fashioned formal someone who does bad or illegal things
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲