Offender vs. Perpetrator

Offendernoun

One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.

Perpetratornoun

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

Offendernoun

A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

Perpetratornoun

One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime.

Offendernoun

One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.

‘I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.’;

Perpetratornoun

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

Offendernoun

a person who transgresses moral or civil law