Malefactor
Malefactor noun - A person who commits moral wrongs.
Usage example: she regards anyone who would cause the breakup of a family as a malefactor of the worst sort
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Synonyms for Malefactor
Offender
Offender noun - A person who has committed a crime.
Usage example: juvenile offenders have their criminal records sealed when they turn 18
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Malefactor is a synonym for offender in criminal topic. You can use "Malefactor" instead the word "Offender" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as perpetrator, person, juvenile offender, wrongdoer. popular alternative
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Related pairs
- crook and malefactor
- crook and offender
- reprobate and malefactor
- reprobate and offender
- outlaw and malefactor
- outlaw and offender
- rascal and malefactor
- rascal and offender
- scoundrel and malefactor
- scoundrel and offender
- villain and malefactor
- villain and offender
- criminal and malefactor
- criminal and offender
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Offender and Malefactor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malefactor/offender
Malefactor & Offender. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malefactor/offender>.
Offender or Malefactor. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malefactor/offender.
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