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perpetrator

/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/noun4 syllables

Perpetrator means: someone who perpetrates wrongdoing.

Synonyms for perpetrator10

noun, as in someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

culprit

also used for perpetrator

collar, deeder, perp, criminal, crook, committer, delinquent, desperado, double-dealer

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What does perpetrator mean?1

noun

1

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Perpetrator in a sentence

  • The perpetrator could almost completely remove all traces.unknown
  • The perpetrator was arrested by an off-duty police officer.Hybrid
  • The perpetrator used a sledgehammer to smash his way through reinforced glass doors.Hybrid
  • The suspected perpetrator later died from his injuries.Objectivesea
  • We don't even know if the perpetrator is a man or a woman.araneo
  • The police has caught the perpetrator who broke into the bank.Ioan_Cristian
  • The perpetrator ran five kilometers to escape the police.Ioan_Cristian
  • Less than five percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are female.patgfisher

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Forms of perpetrator

as a noun

plural
perpetrators