请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 malefactor
释义

malefactor

[ mal-uh-fak-ter ]
/ ˈmæl əˌfæk tər /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR malefactor ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who violates the law; criminal.
a person who does harm or evil, especially toward another.

Origin of malefactor

1400–50; late Middle English malefactour<Latin malefactor, equivalent to malefac(ere) to act wickedly, do an evil deed (see male-, fact) + -tor-tor

SYNONYMS FOR malefactor

1 felon, culprit.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR malefactor ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR malefactor

2 benefactor.
SEE ANTONYMS FOR malefactor ON THESAURUS.COM

Words nearby malefactor

Malecite, male cow, maledict, malediction, malefaction, malefactor, malefactress, male fern, malefic, maleficence, maleficent
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for malefactor

British Dictionary definitions for malefactor

malefactor
/ (ˈmælɪˌfæktə) /

noun

a criminal; wrongdoer

Derived forms of malefactor

malefaction, nounmalefactress, fem n

Word Origin for malefactor

C15: via Old French from Latin, from malefacere to do evil
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/14 4:36:13