tortfeasor
or tort-fea·sor
[ tawrt-fee-zer, -zawr, -fee- ]
/ ˈtɔrtˈfi zər, -zɔr, -ˌfi- /
noun Law.
a person who commits a tort.
Words nearby tortfeasor
tort,
tort-feasor,
torte,
tortelier,
tortellini,
tortfeasor,
torticollis,
tortile,
tortilla,
tortilla flat,
tortillon
British Dictionary definitions for tort-feasor
tort-feasor
/ (ˈtɔːtˈfiːzə) /
noun
law
a person guilty of tort
Word Origin for tort-feasor
C17: from Old French, literally: wrongdoer, from
tort +
faiseur, from
faire to do