malefactor
noun
[ ˈmalɪˌfaktə ]
• a person who commits a crime or some other wrong.
Similar:
criminal,
culprit,
wrongdoer,
offender,
villain,
lawbreaker,
felon,
evil-doer,
convict,
delinquent,
sinner,
transgressor,
outlaw,
black hat,
scoundrel,
wretch,
reprobate,
rogue,
rascal,
crook,
baddie,
crim,
malfeasant,
misfeasor,
miscreant,
trespasser,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, from malefact- ‘done wrong’, from the verb malefacere, from male ‘ill’ + facere ‘do’.
