malefactor
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malefactor
- /ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æktə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English malefactour, from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō, from male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“to make or do”).
noun malefactors · malefactour
- A criminal or felon.
- An evildoer. ‘Pull yourself together, Bradshaw,’ said the lawyer. ‘This suspense, I know, is telling upon all of you; but it is now our intention to make an end of it. Poole, here, and I are going to force our way into the cabinet. If all is well, my shoulders are broad enough to bear the blame. Meanwhile, lest
Opposite: benefactor
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Opposite: benefactor
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noun evildoer
| Español | malhechor, malhechora, malfechor (disused), facineroso, maleante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 악인 agin |
| 日本語 | 悪人 |
| 中文 | 壞人 /坏人 huàirén, 惡人 /恶人 èrén |
| Português | malfeitor, malfeitora |
| Français | malfaiteur, malfaitrice |
| Deutsch | Übeltäter, Übeltäterin, Malefaktor |
| Italiano | malfattore, malfattrice |
| Română | răufăcător, răufăcătoare |
| Русский | злоумы́шленник zloumýšlennik, злоумы́шленница zloumýšlennica, злоде́й zlodéj, злоде́йка zlodéjka |
| العربية | شِرِّير širrīr |
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