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malefactor

Syllabification: (mal·e·fac·tor)
Pronunciation: /ˈmaləˌfaktər/
Definition of malefactor

noun

formal
  • a person who commits a crime or some other wrong.

Derivatives

malefaction

Pronunciation: /ˌmaləˈfakSHən/
noun

Origin:

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

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