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perpetrator

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpɝpətreɪtɚ/ · UK /ˈpɜːpətreɪtə/

Forms: perpetrators

perpetrator means: Someone who commits a crime or does something harmful or illegal.

noun

CRIME DOERC1

Someone who commits a crime or does something harmful or illegal.

  • The police caught the perpetrator.
  • Witnesses helped identify the perpetrators of the attack.
  • The victim could not describe the perpetrator's face.

How to use it: the perpetrator of something (Police arrested the perpetrator of the attack.)

Similar words: offender, criminal, culprit

Common phrases: identify the perpetrator, alleged perpetrator, perpetrator of violence

Questions about perpetrator

What does perpetrator mean?

Someone who commits a crime or does something harmful or illegal.

What is perpetrator in other languages?

Türkçe: fail · Español: autor · Français: auteur · Deutsch: Täter · Italiano: autore · 日本語: 加害者

How do you pronounce perpetrator?

In American English /ˈpɝpətreɪtɚ/; in British English /ˈpɜːpətreɪtə/.

How do you use perpetrator in a sentence?

The police caught the perpetrator. Witnesses helped identify the perpetrators of the attack.

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