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perpetrator

UK
/ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tə/
US
/ˈpɜr.pə.treɪ.tɚ/

Translations

perpetratornoun
perpetrators
pl
UK
/ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tə/
US
/ˈpɜr.pə.treɪ.tɚ/
The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the crime.
Полиция все еще ищет преступника, совершившего преступление.
The perpetrator of the accident was found guilty in court.
Виновник аварии был признан виновным в суде.
Synonyms
offender
criminal
wrongdoer
culprit
transgressor
malefactor
perpetratoradjective
UK
/ˈpɜː.pɪˌtreɪ.tər/
US
/ˈpɝː.pəˌtreɪ.tɚ/
Attributive use (e.g., "perpetrator identity").

Definitions

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.
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