English Explanatory Dictionary

tortfeasor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who commits a tort.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/ /ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/

Word forms

tortfeasor tortfeasors

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).

Related words

tortfeasance

Derived words

cotortfeasor
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