Synonyms for perpetrator
ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tərper·pe·tra·tor

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1. perpetratornoun

   Synonyms:
   perp, collar, arrestee, prisoner

2. perpetratornoun

   One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

   Synonyms:
   perp, collar, prisoner, arrestee

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1. perpetrator, culpritnoun

   someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

   Synonyms:
   culprit

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1. List of paraphrases for "perpetrator":

   author, aggressor, offender, complainant, abuser, guilty, assailant, attacker, originator, proposer, 'auteur

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1. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   Everything will be done to identify, arrest and judge the perpetrator or perpetrators of this ignominious act.

2. Cassandra Crifasi:

   It was good to see officials in Michigan decide to hold these parents accountable. We should be doing it every time someone uses a gun, especially in cases when the perpetrator is someone who can't legally buy a gun on their own.

3. Erna Solberg:

   The perpetrator has carried out horrific acts against several people. It is a very dramatic situation that has hit Kongsberg society hard, and the events shake us all.

4. Detectives James Essig:

   This incident, caught on video, shows the perpetrator sitting on a bench for approximately 30 minutes while our victim is sleeping along the building line, the perpetrator then puts on a Covid mask, walks over and stabs our victim one time.

5. Gabrielle McLemore:

   Illegal and improper behavior should be addressed by our laws no matter the perpetrator's title.