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BNC: 36742 COCA: 31301

malefactor

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malefactor /ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/ noun
plural malefactors
malefactor
/ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/
noun
plural malefactors
Learner's definition of MALEFACTOR
[count] formal
: someone who is guilty of a crime or offense : a person whose behavior is wrong or evil作恶者;坏人
BNC: 36742 COCA: 31301

malefactor

noun

mal·​e·​fac·​tor ˈma-lə-ˌfak-tər How to pronounce malefactor (audio)
1
: one who commits an offense against the law
especially : felon
He favors harsh punishment for chronic malefactors.
2
: one who does ill toward another
a sinister malefactor abusing his power Iron Age

Example Sentences

she regards anyone who would cause the breakup of a family as a malefactor of the worst sort the victim was able to give a clear description of the malefactor to the police
Recent Examples on the Web For many, this means hoping God’s justice finally rains down on a serial malefactor. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 The attacker can essentially trick the AI into doing the bidding of the malefactor. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 May 2022 But Calvin pulls a knife on Lombardo, who starts throwing the (6-foot-4) malefactor around, an improbable feat. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021 On Halloween night in 1939, all were riding the elevator to the top floor when a malefactor's evil curse zapped them into the spirit world. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 24 June 2021 Where once conspiracy theorists looked to Russia as the enemy, they were suddenly left without a malefactor. Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021 The declaration makes no mention of any particular malefactor, and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau avoided offering any more specificity. Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2021 The social-networking giant faces the prospect that malicious actors in the United States and abroad could try to undermine the process in the same way that Russian malefactors seized on the 2016 presidential election to sow social unrest online. Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2019 And yet, these malefactors are not nearly as dangerous as the first film’s Bergens. Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English malefactour, from Latin malefactor, from malefacere to do evil, from male + facere to do — more at do

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of malefactor was in the 15th century
BNC: 36742 COCA: 31301

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