Perpetrator
Perpetrator noun - Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Perpetrator
Suspect and perpetrator are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suspect" instead a noun "Perpetrator".
Suspect
Suspect noun - Someone who is under suspicion.
Perpetrator and suspect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Perpetrator" instead a noun "Suspect".
Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting
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- Whenever there is a female suspect or perpetrator, there will usually be something to throw the blame on a man, or a man actually did it, or something will happen to rob the man of his sympathy.
Source: The Unfair Sex - In NCIS episode "Dead Reflection", a suspect is framed by the perpetrator being seen on a security camera while wearing a mask.
Source: Caught on Tape -
The town is now degrading into madness and hysteria trying to hunt town the perpetrator, whom they suspect to be a demonic witch.
Source: Video Game / Pathologic
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