malefactor
1 antonym for malefactor — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — Someone who has committed a crime.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English malefactour, from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō — itself formed from male (“evilly”) and factus (“made or done”), the past participle of facio (“to make or do”).
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