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perpetrator

noun
/ˈpɜːrpɪtreɪtər/

Meaning

a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

Example Sentences

The police arrested the perpetrator of the crime.

Synonyms

offender, criminal, culprit, wrongdoer, violator

Antonyms

victim, innocent

Collocations

identify the perpetrator, arrest the perpetrator, crime perpetrator

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