ผู้กระทำ(pûu grà-tam)

Meanings

1NounB1

doer; actor (the person who performs an action)

the person who carries out or initiates an action; a neutral term for the agent of an act

Examples

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)กระทำการgrà-tam gaanกระทำการgrà-tam gaan[to] act; [to] perform; [to] executeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)
The person who did this is my friend.
2NounB2

perpetrator; offender (legal)

a person who commits a wrongful or illegal act; the party responsible for an offense

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofตามหาdtaam hăaตามหาdtaam hăa1[to] look for; search for; seek; track down2[to] seek to obtain (a specific item)ผู้กระทำpûu grà-tamผู้กระทำpûu grà-tam1doer; actor (the person who performs an action)2perpetrator; offender (legal)3agent (grammar/semantics)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunder3robbery; lootingธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)
The police are searching for the perpetrator in the bank robbery case.
3NounC1

agent (grammar/semantics)

the entity that performs the action denoted by a verb, often expressed in Thai passive constructions by a โดยโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; through-phrase

Examples

จดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măai1letter (mail)2formal letter; epistleฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2version; edition; text3issue; edition; copyนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)เขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketch5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughผู้กระทำpûu grà-tamผู้กระทำpûu grà-tam1doer; actor (the person who performs an action)2perpetrator; offender (legal)3agent (grammar/semantics)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ประสงค์bprà-sŏngประสงค์bprà-sŏng1[to] wish; intend; desire (formal/official)2wish; intention; desire (formal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsนามnaamนามnaam1name2noun (grammar)3title; honorific; epithet4in the name of; on behalf of
This letter was written by an agent who did not wish to be named.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)Part 1
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กระทำgrà-tamกระทำgrà-tam1[to] do; perform; act2[to] commit (an act/offense)3[to] treat; act toward4action; deed (in compounds)Part 2
ผู้กระทำpûu grà-tamผู้กระทำpûu grà-tamdoer; actor (the person who performs an action)