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perpetrator|ˈpɜːpɪtreɪtə(r)|
[a. L. perpetrātor, agent-n. from perpetrāre to perpetrate.]
One who perpetrates or commits (an evil deed).
1570Foxe A. & M. (ed. 2) 110/2 Estemed as menquellers and perpetratours of most wicked factes. 1769Blackstone Comm. IV. iii. 34 The actor or absolute perpetrator of the crime. 1828Scott F.M. Perth xix, The perpetrator of this foul murder. 1862Burton Bk. Hunter (1863) 183 What is often said..of other crimes..if the perpetrator be sufficiently illustrious, it becomes a virtue.
Hence ˈperpeˈtratress, perpetratrix |-ˈtreɪtrɪks| [see -ess, -rix], a female perpetrator.
1889H. F. Wood Englishman Rue Caïn vi. 82 Mistress Lurid, perpetratress of those naughty tales. 1894Westm. Gaz. 15 June, Constance Kent..the perpetratrix of the Road murder. |