malefactor:
(plural: ‘malefactors‘; female: ‘malefactress‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here — notice that the pronunciation of the part ‘male’ in “malefactor” does not rhyme with the word “male”)
a person (a man) who does wrong or evil things;
a criminal,
a handcuffed malefactor?
Jeffrey has been labelled a malefactor for his petty crimes, but his mother says it’s very rude to call a young man a malefactor for such simple offences.
Our sociology professor is in the opinion that the society is so full of wealthy malefactors that in the near future the biography these malefactors will be read as guidelines in the business administration courses!
We had a serious discussion at our club the other day on who the worst malefactors are: the political malefactors, the corporate malefactors, the religious malefactors, the journalistic malefactors or the petty malefactors in offices that work their way up using unorthodox methods.
