'Malefactor' definitions:

Definition of 'malefactor'

From: WordNet
noun
Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor]

Definition of 'Malefactor'

From: GCIDE
  • Malefactor \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Opposite of benefactor. --H. Brooke. --Fuller. "Malefactors of great wealth." [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • Syn: Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict. [1913 Webster]