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malefactor vs blackmailer

blackmailer vs malefactor

malefactor and blackmailer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malefactor Yes No No No
blackmailer Yes No No No
As nouns, blackmailer is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, blackmailer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malefactor:
  • malefactor: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  • blackmailer: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
malefactor (noun) blackmailer (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Difference between malefactor and blackmailer

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