Word Frequency
culprit (ˈkʌlprɪt
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Definitions
noun
- (law) a person awaiting trial, esp one who has pleaded not guilty
- the person responsible for a particular offence, misdeed, etc
Word Origin
C17: from Anglo-French cul-, short for culpable guilty + prit ready, indicating that the prosecution was ready to prove the guilt of the one chargedSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = offender, criminal, villain, sinner, delinquent, felon, person responsible, guilty party, wrongdoer, miscreant, malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, perp
Translations for 'culprit'
- British English: culprit The person who committed a crime or did something wrong can be referred to as the culprit.We do not know who the culprits are.ˈkʌlprɪt NOUN
- Arabic: مُذْنِب
- Brazilian Portuguese: acusado acusada
- Chinese: 刑事被告
- Croatian: krivac
- Czech: viník
- Danish: gerningsmand
- Dutch: dader
- European Spanish: culpableinculpado
- Finnish: syyllinen
- French: coupable
- German: Täter Täterin
- Greek: υπαίτιος
- Italian: colpevole
- Japanese: 犯罪者
- Korean: 범인
- Norwegian: skurk
- Polish: winowajca
- Portuguese: culpado culpada
- Romanian: inculpat inculpați
- Russian: обвиняемый обвиняемая
- Spanish: culpable
- Swedish: missdådare
- Thai: ผู้กระทำความผิด
- Turkish: fail
- Ukrainian: винуватець винуватиця
- Vietnamese: thủ phạm
Example Sentences Including 'culprit'
But the visitors had ample opportunity to reply, with James Hayter the main culprit.Sun, News of the World (2001)
However, he said cholesterol is a major culprit in the production of brain plaques, one of the central features of the disease.canada.com (2004)
In some cases, the culprit is clear: poor ventilation, tobacco smoke or airborne bacteria.New Scientist (1998)
It was a merciful measure designed to protect a culprit from indefinitely prolonged fear of arrest.The Complete Stories Volume 2
Me taking off gave Babs the chance to fill her boots, with a ready-made culprit laid on!The Only Game
Surely, it can't be that hard to find a more appropriate culprit.Globe and Mail (2003)
The culprit , presumed to be a disgruntled backer of one of Littlewood's rivals, was never caught.Independent (1998)
The real culprit in PMS is fluid retention, caused by natural changes in body chemistry.Flower Remedies for Women
This was the first time he'd had the opportunity to catch a culprit in the act of trespass however.THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)
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