| Malefactor 1. (n.) An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal. 2. (n.) One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Thesaurus Entries bad person, blackguard, criminal, crook, culprit, deceiver, delinquent, evil man, evil person, evildoer, felon, gangster, knave, lawbreaker, malevolent, malfeasant, malfeasor, miscreant, misdemeanant, misdemeanist, misfeasor, mobster, offender, outlaw, public enemy, racketeer, rascal, rogue, scoundrel, sinner, thief, transgressor, villain, worker of ill, wrongdoer |