Added 9 October 2026
malfeasor
noun
Latin root: faciō Wiktionary
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- A wrongdoer.
Origin
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.
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