perpetrator

English

Etymology

From Latin perpetrātor.[1] By surface analysis, perpetrate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/
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Noun

perpetrator (plural perpetrators)

  1. One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
    perpetrator of violence

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References

  1. ^ perpetrator, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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Latin

Verb

perpetrātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of perpetrō

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