misfeasor

mis·fea·sor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mis-fee-zer]
- /mɪsˈfi zər/
- /mɪsfˈiːsə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-fee-zer]
- /mɪsˈfi zər/

Definition of misfeasor word

noun misfeasor a person who is guilty of misfeasance. 1

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Origin of misfeasor

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

From the Anglo-French word mesfesor, dating back to 1625-35. See misfeasance, -or2

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Parts of speech for Misfeasor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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misfeasor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

misfeasor usage trend in Literature

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