perpetrator
noun/ˈpɜrpəˌtreɪtər/
Frequency rank: #9,386 most common English word
Meaning
A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
Example sentence
The police worked quickly to identify the perpetrator of the crime.
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