malefactor vs kidnapper

kidnapper vs malefactor

malefactor and kidnapper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malefactor	Yes	No	No	No
kidnapper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kidnapper is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, kidnapper 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
kidnapper: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

Other hyponyms of malefactor include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

malefactor (noun)	kidnapper (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

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