perpetrator

noun
🔊/ˈpɜːpətreɪtə(r)/
🔊/ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/
(also North American English, informal perp)
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  1. a person who commits a crime or does something that is wrong or evil作恶者;行凶者;犯罪者
    • the perpetrators of the crime该项罪行的犯案者
    • We will do everything in our power to bring the perpetrators to justice.我们将竭尽全力将肇事者绳之以法。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2