perpetrator
/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/
perpetrator noun: one who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
Noun
perpetrator (plural perpetrators)
perpetrator meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Indonesian
perpetrator in Hindi
- अपराध करने वाला
perpetrator in Urdu
- مرتکب
perpetrator in Indonesian
- one who perpetrates
- pelaku
Examples of perpetrator in a sentence
- The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
- The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.
- Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.
Synonyms of perpetrator
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Forms of perpetrator
| plural | perpetrators |
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Origin of perpetrator
From Latin perpetrātor. By surface analysis, perpetrate + -or.
Words formed from perpetrator
Questions about perpetrator
- What does perpetrator mean?
- Perpetrator means one who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
- What is perpetrator in Hindi?
- Perpetrator in Hindi is अपराध करने वाला. See Perpetrator meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is perpetrator?
- Perpetrator is a noun.
- How do you pronounce perpetrator?
- Perpetrator is pronounced /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of perpetrator?
- The plural of perpetrator is perpetrators.
Words near perpetrator in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: perpetrator (page history and authors); perpetrator (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perpetrator (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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