No. 525 in Greek

δράστης

Perpetrator.

In a sentence

Ο δράστης συνελήφθη από την αστυνομία.
The perpetrator was arrested by the police.
The word 'δράστης' is used here to refer to the individual who committed a crime or wrongful act, as a subject of the sentence.
Η ταυτότητα του δράστη παραμένει άγνωστη.
The identity of the perpetrator remains unknown.
In this sentence, 'δράστης' is used to describe the person responsible for an act which is under investigation.
Οι μάρτυρες περιέγραψαν τον δράστη στις αρχές.
The witnesses described the perpetrator to the authorities.
Here, 'δράστης' is used in the context of being identified or described by witnesses in a legal situation.

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