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malefactor

[mal-uh-fak-ter] / ˈmæl əˌfæk tər /




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Any doubt about the identity of the unnamed malefactor was dispelled in the first footnote to the statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Milton's benchmark for when a book becomes a "malefactor" is a little unclear.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2020

Bridges was a zealous vamp from the get-go; Tomasson a prowling, barefaced malefactor; Bouley a restless shark, gliding between wily poses.

From Washington Post Mar. 2, 2020

But if Bran is useless, he’s not the true malefactor here.

From Slate May 20, 2019

My heart beats as though I were a malefactor; I feel that there, at home, a soul is about to escape.

From Stories and Pictures by Isaac Loeb Peretz




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