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Definition of perpetrator noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perpetrator

noun
 
/ˈpɜːpətreɪtə(r)/
 
/ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/
(also North American English, informal perp)
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  1. 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 punishmentc2
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