perpetrator

per·pe·tra·tor

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pur-pi-trey-ter]
- /ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tər/
- /ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-pi-trey-ter]
- /ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tər/

Definitions of perpetrator word

noun perpetrator a person who perpetrates, or commits, an illegal, criminal, or evil act: The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be found and punished to the fullest extent of the law. 1
noun perpetrator criminal 1
noun perpetrator doer, wrongdoer 1

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Parts of speech for Perpetrator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Perpetrator

perpetrator popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for perpetrator

noun perpetrator

abuser — to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
hit-and-run — guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident or injury one has caused, especially a vehicular accident, thereby attempting to evade being identified and held responsible: a hit-and-run driver.
manslayer — a person who kills another human being.
murderer — a person who commits murder.
murderess — a woman who commits murder.

All 17 Synonyms of perpetrator

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