perpetuator
/pərˈpɛtʃuˌeɪtər/
noun
- 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- The company was a perpetuator of outdated traditions that no longer made sense.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.
- 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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