culprit

[US]/ˈkʌlprɪt/
[UK]/ˈkʌlprɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the person responsible for a crime or wrongdoing; someone accused of committing a crime.

Phrases & Collocations

main culprit

identify the culprit

blame the culprit

arrest the culprit

the real culprit

Example Sentences

The police put the culprit in jail.

Are you the culprit who broke this window?

The culprit came clean after long questioning.

The culprit will be whipped when he is found.

Caught shoplifting, the culprit stuttered a few transparent lies.

robins are the worst culprits, pecking holes in every cherry.

the culprit shouted before being strong-armed out of the door.

Klemetsen rolled down his window, closed in on the antlered culprit, and grabbed it.

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