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perpetrator

/ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tə/

/ˈpɜr.pə.treɪ.tɚ/

Translations

perpetratornoun

perpetrators

/ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tə/

/ˈpɜr.pə.treɪ.tɚ/

The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the crime.

La police recherche toujours l'auteur du crime.

Additional translations

responsableEmploi familier ou général pour désigner la personne à l’origine d’une situation indésirable.

Synonyms

perpetratoradjective

/ˈpɜː.pɪˌtreɪ.tər/

/ˈpɝː.pəˌtreɪ.tɚ/

Attributive use (e.g., "perpetrator identity").

criminelSens relationnel, surtout dans le domaine judiciaire.

Investigators focused on the perpetrator profile.

Les enquêteurs se sont concentrés sur le profil criminel.

perpetratornoun

A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.

The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the crime.

Informally, a person or thing that is responsible for causing a particular situation or outcome, especially an undesirable one.

Whoever left the door open is the perpetrator of this mess.

perpetratoradjective

Relating to or characteristic of a perpetrator.

Investigators focused on the perpetrator profile.