Synonyms for perpetrator

Most common

culprit · offender · criminal · crook

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

victim, target, bystander

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

Forms

Plural

perpetrators → culprits, offenders, criminals, crooks…

Example sentences

• criminal Fadil was engaged in a lot of criminal activities.
• offender Sami's picture popped up on a sex offender website.
• crook One crook plus one crook is equal to zero crooks.
• culprit They arrested the culprit around six months later.
• collar The dog slipped its collar without any difficulty.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

perp

5 letters

crook¹, felon²

6 letters

author², collar², deeder

7 letters

culprit², hoodlum²

8 letters

criminal³, offender³

10 letters

delinquent³, malefactor⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (felon² = 2 syllables).