Definition of TORTFEASOR

tortfeasor

Plural: tortfeasors

Noun

  • a party who has committed a tort
  • A person who commits a tort.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

tort-feasor

Scrabble Score: 13

tortfeasor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tortfeasor: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
tortfeasor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

tortfeasor: valid Words With Friends Word