malefactor

🇺🇸 /ˈmælɪfæktər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmælɪfæktə(r)/
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noun
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A person who commits crimes or does bad things.

The police were searching for the malefactor who had robbed the bank.

translation

n. A person who commits crimes or does bad things.

Word Forms

Plural malefactors