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perpetrator

nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)//

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

noun

  1. 1

    One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

    perpetrator of violence

Etymology

From Latin perpetrātor. By surface analysis, perpetrate + -or.

Forms

plural
perpetrators
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