Definition of Malefector

Definition of Malefector

Mal`e*fac"tor (?), n. [L., fr. malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil + facere to do. See Malice, and Fact.] 1. An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. [Obs.] H. Brooke. Fuller.

Syn. -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

MALEFACTOR, n. The chief factor in the progress of the human race.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

a criminal or felon
an evildoer

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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