Found 2 items, similar to malefactor.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: malefactor malefactor n : someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Malefactor 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]