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Etymology edit

haupt- +‎ Täter

Noun edit

Haupttäter m (strong, genitive Haupttäters, plural Haupttäter)

  1. (law, Germany) a perpetrator, as opposed to an instigator or an accomplice
    Coordinate terms: Anstifter, Gehilfe
  2. (common parlance) main perpetrator (the one who contributed the most to, committed the main part of a crime)
    Antonym: Nebentäter
  3. main perpetrator (archetypal perpetrator for a specific type of crime)

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