malfaiteur
French
Etymology
First known attestation 1155, borrowed from Late Latin malefactor (from Latin malefaciō), respelled to match faire and -eur, although **faiteur is not a word in its own right.
Noun
malfaiteur m (plural malfaiteurs)
- malefactor; wrongdoer
- Association de malfaiteurs.
Related terms
Further reading
- “malfaiteur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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