malefactor

Input interpretation

malefactor (English word)

Definition

noun | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Pronunciation

m'aluhf, akter (IPA: mˈæləfˌæktɝ)

Hyphenation

mal-e-fac-tor (10 letters | 4 syllables)

First known use in English

1440 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (585 years ago)

Word origin

Latin

Inflected form

malefactors

Synonyms

criminal | crook | felon | outlaw

Narrower terms

abductor | accessary | accessory | arsonist | Billie the Kid | blackmailer | Bonney | bootlegger | briber | coconspirator | conspirator | contrabandist | desperado | desperate criminal | drug dealer | ... (total: 79)

Broader terms

principal