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- Dictionaryculprit/ˈkʌlprɪt/
noun
- 1. a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed: "the car's front nearside door had been smashed in but the culprits had fled"
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CULPRIT definition: 1. someone who has done something wrong: 2. a fact or situation that is the reason for something…. Learn more.
1. : one accused of or charged with a crime. The culprit pleaded "not guilty." 2. : one guilty of a crime or a fault. The culprit expressed remorse at his sentencing. 3. : the source or cause of a problem. Lack of exercise and poor diet are the main culprits in heart disease. Did you know?
Culprit definition: a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.. See examples of CULPRIT used in a sentence.
A culprit is a person who does something wrong, like committing a crime. When your wallet got stolen out of your pocket, there was a culprit to blame in the crowd. The word culprit comes from the Anglo French words cul prit, a contraction of culpable, which means "deserving blame."
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. American English : culprit / ˈkʌlprɪt /
1. a person guilty of an offense or fault. 2. a person accused of or arraigned for an offense. [1670–80; traditionally explained as cul (representing Latin culpābilis guilty) + prit (representing Anglo-French prest ready), marking the prosecution as ready to prove the defendant's guilt]
How to use . culprit in a sentencePlus there is another problem that the viruses pose—the problem that apparently is the culprit this year—they evolve.
noun. /ˈkʌlprɪt/ a person who has done something wrong or against the law. The police quickly identified the real culprits. Police hunting the culprits have condemned the attack. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
CULPRIT definition: 1. someone who has done something wrong: 2. something that is responsible for a bad situation: . Learn more.
noun. culprits. One charged with an offense or crime. American Heritage. A person guilty of a crime or offense; offender. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person accused of a crime, esp. by arraignment before a law court. Webster's New World. Anything or anyone regarded as the cause of some problem, misfortune, etc. Webster's New World.
