perpetrator
nounUK /ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.tər/
US /ˈpɝː.pə.treɪ.t̬ɚ/
A person who does something wrong or bad.
The police caught the perpetrator of the robbery.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
The perpetrator of the fraud was sentenced to prison.
3. Someone who commits a crime or misdeed.
Investigators are still searching for the perpetrator.
4. A person responsible for doing something considered wrong.
The perpetrator of the prank was asked to apologize.