malefactor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
    crook; outlaw; criminal; felon.

WordNet

Mal`e*fac"tor noun
Etymology
L., fr. malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil + facere to do. See Malice, and Fact.
Definitions
  1. An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.
  2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Obs. H. Brooke. Fuller. Syn. -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.

Webster 1913