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malefactor

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Synonyms and Antonyms of malefactor

1 a person who commits moral wrongs

She regards anyone who would cause the breakup of a family as a malefactor of the worst sort.

Synonyms of malefactor

evildoer, immoralist, sinner, wrongdoer

Words Related to malefactor

criminal, crook, felon, lawbreaker, miscreant, misdoer, misfeasor, offender, reprobate, transgressor, villain

corrupter (also corruptor)

Near Antonyms of malefactor

angel, innocent, saint

2 a person who has committed a crime

The victim was able to give a clear description of the malefactor to the police.

Synonyms of malefactor

criminal, crook, culprit, lawbreaker, miscreant, offender

Words Related to malefactor

accomplice, principal

desperado, outlaw

convict, jailbird

perp, perpetrator

evildoer, gallows bird, misdoer, misfeasor, sinner, transgressor, trespasser, villain, wrongdoer

blackhander, gangster, hoodlum, hooligan, mobster, racketeer, thug

enforcer, gun, gunman, hit man, triggerman

backslider, recidivist, relapser, repeater

accused, arrestee, defendant, detainee, fish, suspect

Near Antonyms of malefactor

gangbuster, lawman

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