PERPETRATOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

Synonyms:

culprit; perpetrator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("perpetrator" is a kind of...):

offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

Derivation:

perpetrate (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation)

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