malefactor vs thief

thief vs malefactor

malefactor and thief both are nouns.

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

As nouns, thief is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, thief 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
thief: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

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, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

malefactor (noun)	thief (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

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