Noun: malefactor 'ma-lu,fak-tu(r)
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
- Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
"The police were searching for the malefactor who had robbed the bank";
- criminal, felon, crook [informal], outlaw, crim [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: malefactors
Type of: principal
Encyclopedia: Malefactor, Ade