Monster
Monster noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
Usage example: the guards at the concentration camps were monsters who enjoyed seeing their victims suffer
Perpetrator and monster are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perpetrator" instead a noun "Monster".
Nearby Words: monstrous, monstrously
Perpetrator
Perpetrator noun - Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Perpetrator
Monster and perpetrator are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Monster" instead a noun "Perpetrator".
Both words in one sentence
- Of course, the killer is usually a ghost, demon, or monster of some kind, so whether it's technically murder is open to question (is it still homicide when the perpetrator died before the victim?).
Source: Always Murder - Monster really takes its time setting up its characters and situations, so that for its first 20-some episodes it appears to be a warmed-over Fugitive knockoff with a doctor on the run from the law helping people he meets while trying to find the real perpetrator.
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Breaking the Bonds: The Monster, upon seeing the man who brought him back to full power being almost strangled to death, breaks free from the operating table that he was strapped to for vengeance against the perpetrator.
Source: Film / House of Frankenstein
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