malefactor
ma luh fak ter
- n someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- He pauses for a moment to notice her comatose state, and without opening her eyes, Brandi mutters, "Why'd you stop, malefactor?" Or a 12-letter word to that effect.
- That's how you get yanked from the decorous little world of Masterpiece Theatre-type dramas and morphed into a summer blockbuster's mean malefactor.
- Maas builds his story cinematically, cutting swiftly from malefactor to investigator, from scandal to expose.