malefactor vs pusher

pusher vs malefactor

malefactor and pusher both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pusher is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, pusher 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
pusher: 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, peddler, 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)	pusher (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
	a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
	someone who pushes
	an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
	one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

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