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Malfeasant

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adj. of, or relating to malfeasance or misconduct

n. someone guilty of such conduct; a malefactor

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One guilty of malfeasance.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Doing ill; guilty of misconduct in office.

n. An ill-doer; a malefactor.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. one guilty of malfeasance

Word Usage

"Local malfeasant with cartoon middle name such as "the librarian", "the landscape gardener" or "the ticket inspector" botches a hit and has to get out of town for a while."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

offender wrongdoer

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

evildoing