# tortfeasor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/

## Definitions
1. A person who commits a tort.

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

## Source
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