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malfeasor

malfeasor noun: a wrongdoer.

Noun

malfeasor (plural malfeasors)

  1. A wrongdoer.

Forms of malfeasor

pluralmalfeasors

Origin of malfeasor

From Middle English malfesour, from Anglo-Norman malfesour, from Old French mal (“evil”) + fes-, stem of fere (“do, make”), from Latin faciō (“to do”). Compare malefactor, borrowed directly from Latin.

Questions about malfeasor

What does malfeasor mean?
Malfeasor means a wrongdoer.
What part of speech is malfeasor?
Malfeasor is a noun.
What is the plural of malfeasor?
The plural of malfeasor is malfeasors.

Words near malfeasor in the dictionary

  1. Malfatti's problem
  2. malfeasance
  3. malfeasances
  4. malfeasant
  5. malfeasants
  6. malfeasor
  7. malfeasors
  8. malfeature
  9. malfeatures
  10. malfed
  11. malfixation

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