perpetrator

per·pe·trate

P0203500 (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.

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[Latin perpetrāre, perpetrāt-, to accomplish : per-, per- + patrāre, to bring about (from pater, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots).]

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per′pe·tra′tion n.per′pe·tra′tor n.

per•pe•tra•tor

(ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tər)
n. a person who perpetrates a crime. [1565–70]

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Noun

1.

perpetrator - someone who perpetrates wrongdoing culpritoffender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law

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