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Meaning of perpetrator in English. perpetrator. noun [ C ] uk / ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tə r/ us / ˈpɝː.pə.treɪ.t̬ɚ / (US informal perp) Add to word list. someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act: The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit. 2. : to produce, perform, or execute (something likened to a crime) perpetrate a pun. perpetration. ˌpər-pə-ˈtrā-shən. noun. perpetrator. ˈpər-pə-ˌtrā-tər. noun. Synonyms. accomplish. achieve. bring off. carry off. carry out. commit. compass.
Perpetrator definition: a person who perpetrates, or commits, an illegal, criminal, or evil act. See examples of PERPETRATOR used in a sentence.
Synonyms for PERPETRATOR: offender, perp, criminal, assassin, gunman, felon, bandit, malefactor, outlaw, lawbreaker.
A perpetrator is someone who has committed a crime — or at least done something pretty bad. You've probably seen cops on TV trying to get a description of the perpetrator of a bank heist.
noun. /ˈpɜːpətreɪtə (r)/ /ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/ ( also North American English, informal perp) a person who commits a crime or does something that is wrong or evil. the perpetrators of the crime. We will do everything in our power to bring the perpetrators to justice. Topics Crime and punishment c2. Take your English to the next level.
Definition of perpetrator – Learner’s Dictionary. perpetrator. noun [ C ] formal uk / ˈpɜːpɪtreɪtə r/ us. Add to word list. someone who has done something very bad: There is great public pressure to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice. (Definition of perpetrator from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
perpetrator. Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia . per·pe·trate. (pûr′pĭ-trāt′) tr.v. per·pe·trat·ed, per·pe·trat·ing, per·pe·trates. To be responsible for; commit: perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English per‧pe‧tra‧tor /ˈpɜːpətreɪtə $ ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/ noun [ countable] formal someone who does something morally wrong or illegal → culprit The perpetrators were never caught. perpetrator of The perpetrators of racially motivated violence must be punished.
noun. perpetrators. One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime. Wiktionary. Synonyms: culprit. Other Word Forms of Perpetrator. Noun. Singular: perpetrator. Plural: perpetrators. Perpetrator Sentence Examples.
