perpetratorper∙pe∙tra∙tor / ˈpɚpəˌtretə ; ˈpɜːpətreɪtə /
◙noun [C] [formal] 1. someone who does something morally wrong or illegal
• 作恶者; 犯罪者;
--›culprit :
»The perpetrators were never caught.
作案人始终逍遥法外。
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»The perpetrators of racially motivated violence must be punished.
种族主义暴徒必须受到惩罚。
perpetrator per·pet·ra·tor / ˈpəːpətreitə(r); NAmE ˈpəːrp- /
noun a person who commits a crime or does sth that is wrong or evil
作恶者;行凶者;犯罪者:
the perpetrators of the crime
该项罪行的作恶者