PERPETRATOR Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word perpetrator. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| culprit | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | ||||||
| agitator | nounn | |||||
noun • one who agitates; a political troublemaker | ||||||
| assailant | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who attacks | ||||||
| criminal | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure • guilty of crime or serious offense • involving or being or having the nature of a crime | ||||||
| delinquent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a young offender adjective satellite • guilty of a misdeed • failing in what duty requires • past due; not paid at the scheduled time | ||||||
| evildoer | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who sins (without repenting) | ||||||
| lawbreaker | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who violates the law | ||||||
| malefactor | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | ||||||
| miscreant | nounn | |||||
noun • a person without moral scruples | ||||||
| offender | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||
| ruffian | nounn | |||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||
| villain | nounn | |||||
noun • a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately • the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction | ||||||
| wrongdoer | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||
| collar | nounn | |||||
noun • a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over • (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal • anything worn or placed about the neck • a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part • the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot • a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it • necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck • a figurative restraint • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • take into custody • seize by the neck or collar • furnish with a collar | ||||||
| prisoner | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | ||||||
| arrestee | nounn | |||||
noun • A person who is under arrest. | ||||||
| perp | nounn | |||||
noun • (law enforcement) Perpetrator. adjective • At or forming a right angle (to something). • Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc. • Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal. | ||||||
