Malefactor

Definition: Malefactor

Malefactor

Noun

1. Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime.

Date "malefactor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Malefactor \Mal`e*fac"tor\, noun. [Latin expression, from malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil facere to do. See Malice, and Fact.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Satire	MALEFACTOR, n. The chief factor in the progress of the human race. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
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Synonyms: Malefactor

Synonyms: criminal (n), crook (n), felon (n), outlaw (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Bad Man	Culprit, delinquent, crook, hoodlum, hood, criminal, thug, malefactor, offender, perpetrator, perp; disorderly person, misdemeanant; outlaw; scofflaw; vandal; felon; convict, prisoner, inmate, jail bird, ticket of leave man; multiple offender.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Malefactor

English words defined with "malefactor": hue and cry ♦ Malefactress. (references)

Specialty definitions using "malefactor": Covering the Face ♦ exception ♦ Proof. (references)

Etymologies containing "malefactor": Malefaction. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	A Malefactor [DOWNLOAD: MICROSOFT READER] (reference) The Malefactor (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Malefactor Ade (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Title	Author	Quote
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	The malefactor was fixed in a chair upon a scaffold erected for the purpose, and his head cut off at a blow with a sword of about forty foot long.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EXCEPTION, n. A thing which takes the liberty to differ from other things of its class, as an honest man, a truthful woman, etc. "The exception proves the rule" is an expression constantly upon the lips of the ignorant, who parrot it from one another with never a thought of its absurdity. In the Latin, "Exceptio probat regulam" means that the exception tests the rule, puts it to the proof, not confirms it. The malefactor who drew the meaning from this excellent dictum and substituted a contrary one of his own exerted an evil power which appears to be immortal.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Malefactor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Malefactor" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	10	111,207

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "malefactor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		kriminel (delinquent, felon, hoodlum, malfeasant, mobster, offender, outlaw), keqbërës (culprit, felonious, hoodlum, lag, raider, wrongdoer). (various references)

Arabic		‏فاعل الشر, ‏مجرم (criminal, culprit, delinquent, evil doer, felon, gangster, guilty, miscreant, perpetrator), ‏المجرم (criminal, offender, perpetuator), ‏الشرير (sinner). (various references)

Bulgarian		злосторник (ill-doer, malfeasant, wrongdoer), злодей (fiend, villain), престъпник (criminal, culprit, delinquent, evil doer, malfeasant, offender, villain, wrongdoer). (various references)

Chinese		罪犯 (Culprit). (various references)

Czech		zloèinec (criminal, felon). (various references)

Finnish		pahantekijä (evil-doer, offender). (various references)

French		malfaiteur. (various references)

German		missetäter (culprit, transgressor, transgressors, wrongdoer, wrongdoers), verbrecher (convict, criminal, criminals, felon, felons, gangster, perpetrator, thug, villain), übeltäter (culprit, evildoer, malefactors, wrongdoer, wrongdoers). (various references)

Greek		κακοποιόσ (evil doer, gangster, misdoer, mugger). (various references)

Hebrew		עברין (culprit, defaulter, delinquent, malfeasant, miscreant, offender, sinner, transgressor), �'ומל רע. (various references)

Hungarian		gonosztevõ (evil doer, felon, miscreant, thug). (various references)

Italian		malfattore (criminal, delinquent, evildoer, wrongdoer). (various references)

Korean		죄인. (various references)

Manx		kyndagh (convict, criminal, culpable, culprit, guilty, peccant, trespasser). (various references)

Pig Latin		alefactormay.(various references)

Portuguese		referente a maldição. (various references)

Romanian		rãufãcãtor (evil doer, harmful, offender, wrongdoer), criminal (criminal, criminally, felon, felonious, flagitious, miscreant, misdemeanant, murderer, murderous, offender, outrageous, perpetrator, slayer). (various references)

Russian		злодей (cannibal, evildoer, fiend, miscreant, villain), преступник (criminal, culprit, delinquent, evil doer, evil-doer, felon, first offender, law-breaker, malfeasant, mobster, offender, perpetrator, vermin). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zlotvor (enemy), zločinac (criminal, evil doer, felon, miscreant, outlaw). (various references)

Spanish		malhechor (criminal, wrongdoer), maleante. (various references)

Swedish		missdådare (culprit). (various references)

Turkish		suçlu (con, convict, criminal, culpable, culprit, delinquent, evil doer, felon, guilty, misdemeanant, offender, transgressor), kötülük eden kimse (evil doer, malfeasant, mischiefmaker, rascal), cani (bravo, butcher, cutthroat, felon, homicide, murderer, villain). (various references)

Ukranian		злочинець (appellant, appellor, convict, criminal, culprit, delinquent, evil doer, perpetrator, tamperer), лиходій (cannibal, felon, fiend, miscreant, villain). (various references)

Vietnamese		người l� m điều ác, kẻ gian t� , kẻ bất lương (knave, malfeasant, picaroon, shark). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	John Chapter 18, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Apekriqhsan kai eipon autw ei mh hn outoV kakopoioV ouk an soi paredwkamen auton
Latin	405	Vulgate	Responderunt et dixerunt ei si non esset hic malefactor non tibi tradidissemus eum
Old English	990	West Saxon	Hyo andswereden & cwæðen to hym. Gif he nære yfel-dæde; ne sealde we hineþe.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, If this were not a mysdoere, we hadden not bitakun hym to thee.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	They answered and sayd vnto him. If he were not an evyll doar we wolde not have delyvered him vnto the.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	John Chapter 18, Verse 30
Bulgarian	Казва Исус: Отместете камъка. Марта, сестрата на умрелия, Му казва: �"осподи, смърди вече, защото е от четири дни в гроба.
Cebuano	Kaniya mitubag sila nga nanag-ingon, "Kon kining tawhana dili pa mamumuhat ug dautan, wala unta namo siya itugyan kanimo."
Chinese	他們回 �" 說、這人若不是作惡的、我們就不把他交給 � 。
Croatian	Odgovore mu: "Kad on ne bi bio zloèinac, ne bismo ga predali tebi."
Danish	De svarede og sagde til ham: "Var han ikke en Ugerningsmand, da havde vi ikke overgivet ham til dig."
Dutch	Zij antwoordden en zeiden tot hem: Indien Deze geen kwaaddoener ware, zo zouden wij Hem u niet overgeleverd hebben.
Finnish	He vastasivat ja sanoivat hänelle: "Jos tämä ei olisi pahantekijä, emme olisi antaneet häntä sinun käsiisi".
French	Ils lui répondirent: Si ce n`était pas un malfaiteur, nous ne te l`aurions pas livré.
German	Sie antworteten und sprachen zu ihm: Wäre dieser nicht ein Übeltäter, wir hätten dir ihn nicht überantwortet.
Haitian Creole	Yo reponn li: Si nonm sa a pa t' yon malfektè, nou pa ta mennen l' ba ou.
Hungarian	Felelének és mondának néki: Ha gonosztevõ nem volna ez, nem adtuk volna õt a te kezedbe.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Mereka menjawab, "Seandainya Ia tak bersalah, kami tak akan membawa-Nya kepada Bapak Gubernur."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka mereka itu menyahut serta berkata kepadanya, "Jikalau orang ini bukan seorang jahat, tiada juga kami menyerahkan Dia kepada Tuan."
Italian	Gli risposero: «Se non fosse un malfattore, non te l'avremmo consegnato».
Korean	대 답 하 여 가 로 되 ` 이 사 람 이 행 악 자 가 아 니 었 �" 면 우 리 가 당 � 에 게 넘 기 지 아 니 하 였 � 나 이 다'
Latvian	Tie atbildçja viòam, sacîdami: Ja Viòð nebûtu ïaundaris, mçs Viòu tev nenodotu.
Maori	Ka whakahoki ratou, ka mea ki a ia, Me i kaua ia te mahi i te kino, kihai i kawea mai e matou ki a koe.
Modern Greek	Απεκριθησαν και ειπον προς αυτον· Εαν ουτος δεν ητο κακοποιος, δεν ηθελομεν σοι παραδωσει αυτον.
Norwegian	De svarte ham: Var dette ikke en ugjerningsmann, da hadde vi ikke overgitt ham til dig.
Portuguese	Responderam-lhe: Se ele não fosse malfeitor, não to entregaríamos.
Rumanian	Drept rqspuns, ei i-au zis: ,,Dacq n`ar fi fost un fqcqtor de rele, nu L-am fi dat noi kn mknile tale.``
Russian	пОЙ УЛБЪБМЙ ЕНХ Ч ПФЧЕФ: ЕУМЙ �'Щ пО ОЕ �'ЩМ ЪМП�"ЕК, НЩ ОЕ � ТЕ�"БМЙ �'Щ еЗП ФЕ�'Е.
Shuar	Niisha "Tunaarinchaitkiuinkia amiini itiachaaji" tiarmiayi.
Spanish	Le respondieron y dijeron: --Si éste no fuera malhechor, no te lo habríamos entregado.
Swahili	Wakamjibu, "Kama huyu hangalikuwa mwovu hatungalimleta kwako."
Swedish	De svarade och sade till honom: "Vore han icke en illgärningsman, så hade vi icke överlämnat honom åt dig."
Thai	เขาตอบท่านว่า "ถ้าเขาไม่ใช่ผู้ร้าย พวกข้าพเจ้าก็จะไม่มอบเขาไว้กับท่าน"
Ukrainian	�'они відповіли та й сказали йому: Коли б Цей злочинцем не був, ми б Його тобі не видавали.
Uma	Ra'uli': "Ane ke bela-i tauna to dada'a, ke uma-i kibua' hi Tuama Gubernur."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "malefactor": malefactors. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Malefactor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: malafactor, maleffect, malegato, malfactor. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "malefactor" (pronounced ma"lufa'kter)
6	-u f a' k t er	benefactor.
4	-a' k t er	chiropractor, contractor, subcontractor.
3	-k t er	abductor, actor, character, collector, compactor, conductor, connecter, connector, constrictor, constructor, defector, detector, detractor, director, doctor, erector, factor, Hector, inductor, injector, inspector, instructor, lector, nectar, objector, predictor, Proctor, projector, prospector, protector, reactor, rector, refractor, sector, semiconductor, Specter, spectre, stricter, superconductor, tractor, vector, Victor.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-f-l-m-o-r-t"
	-2 letters: celomata, meatloaf.
	-3 letters: acerola, cameral, caramel, ceramal, falcate, femoral, fermata, flatcar, floater, formate, fractal, locater, marcato, oatmeal, refloat.
	-4 letters: acetal, aflame, afloat, amatol, amoral, amtrac, aortae, aortal, areola, armlet, caeoma, calmer, camera, camlet, carafe, carate, cartel, catalo, clamor, claret, coaler, coater, colter, comate, cormel, factor, faecal, falter, femora, flamer, florae, floret, foamer, foetal, folate, formal, format, lactam, lector, loafer, locate, lofter, malate, marcel, meatal, merlot, molter, morale, mortal, oracle, ramate, recoal, rectal, tamale, tarmac, tramel.
	-5 letters: aceta, actor, afore, after, alamo, alarm, alate, alert, aloft, altar, alter, amole, amort, aorta, areal, areca, armet, aroma, artal, artel, camel, cameo, carat, caret, carle, carol, carom, carte, cater, celom, ceorl, claro, clear, cleat, cleft, coala, comae, comal, comer, comet, comte, coral, craal, craft, crate, cream, croft, eclat, facer, facet, farce, farle, fatal, fecal, feral, fetal, fetor, flame, flare, fleam, float, flora, flota, focal, foram, force, forme, forte, frame, lacer, lamer, later, macer, macle, macro, malar, mater, metal, metro, molar, morae, moral, morel, motel, oater, ocrea, octal, ofter, orate, ramet, ratal, ratel, react, realm, reata, recta, recto, talar, taler, tamal, tamer, taroc, tolar, trace.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-f-l-m-o-r-t"
	+1 letter: malefactors.
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