perpetuator

/pərˈpɛtʃuˌeɪtər/
noun
  1. A person or thing that causes something to continue or last for a long time.
    • As a perpetuator of family recipes, she made sure each generation learned to cook them.
    • The company was a perpetuator of outdated traditions that no longer made sense.
    • The museum is a perpetuator of local history, keeping stories alive for future visitors.
  2. A person who commits or carries out a harmful or illegal act.
    • The perpetuator of the hoax was finally caught after years of deception.
    • She refused to be a perpetuator of gossip and walked away from the conversation.
    • Police are still searching for the perpetuator of the vandalism spree.
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