malefactor vs peddler

peddler vs malefactor

malefactor and peddler both are nouns.

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

As nouns, peddler is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, peddler 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
peddler: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

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, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, 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)	peddler (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
	an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

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