perpetrator

noun

Definition of perpetratornext
as in offender

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrator
  1. perp
  2. criminal
  3. assassin
  4. gunman
  5. felon
  6. bandit
  7. malefactor
  8. outlaw
Noun
  • She was expected to survive the shooting as the perp remained at large.
    Shant Shahrigian, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
  • Many of them keep an eye out for criminal proceedings where the perp used your data.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 15 May 2024
Definition of perp
Noun
  • Cybercrime As retailers prepare for the big holiday rush — when shoplifters could also take advantage of crowds to ramp up — other kinds of criminals are at the back door.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Being in close proximity to Adams and the criminal as the gun went off, Jo and her unborn twins could also potentially be in danger.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • Nero is a cynical and surly assassin who is betrayed by his master and long-term ally.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Based on the classic 1971 novel of the same name, the series stars Eddie Redmayne as Jackal, an elusive lone assassin who makes a living carrying out hits.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of assassin
Noun
  • As officers and paramedics arrived at the scene, the gunman fired multiple shots toward them and struck an ambulance before officers returned fire and struck Abdallahi, officials said.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The sergeant was sitting in his patrol car working on his laptop, when a gunman, identified later as 40-year-old Andy Morales, rolled up to the sergeant’s car and fired .223 rounds from an AR pistol at the sergeant before driving off.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of gunman
Noun
  • On July 11, Elmore pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Convicted of possessing a gun as a felon, Garcia was sent back to federal prison in 2022 to serve 15 months.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of felon
Noun
  • But the pandemic-era inflationary period played out unlike any other in history, and wealthy people made out like bandits.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • When the film starts, a cursed bandit of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) are aboard Sparrow’s former ship, the Black Pearl, and have kidnapped Turner’s love interest, Elizabeth Swann (Knightley).
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of bandit
Noun
  • The season’s first two episodes created the impression that Masa’s former workplace would be a significant entity in the series, but it was quickly displaced by the yakuza, a more familiar, less interesting malefactor.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
  • In her introductory speech, Amanpour foreshadows what’s to come, warning that malefactors with enticing narratives can only manipulate us because of our eagerness to believe them.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of malefactor
Noun
  • But those still hunting for Cassidy’s treasure could join the Wild Bunch in outlaw status.
    Ethan Blevins, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This new wing of the genre, soon called outlaw country, was less polished, more prickly and turbulent, more prone to exploring gray areas of morality.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of outlaw
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