perpetrator

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːpətreɪtə(r)/
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noun
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someone who does a crime or something bad

The police are searching for the perpetrator of the robbery.

translation

n. someone who does a crime or something bad

Word Forms

Plural perpetrators