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- pronunciation:
- kuhl
priht
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
someone who is charged with or guilty of a mistake, fault, or crime.
It was a heinous crime, and the detective could not rest until he'd found the culprit.Why am I always assumed to be the culprit whenever something goes wrong around here?- synonyms:
- offender, perpetrator, wrongdoer
- similar words:
- criminal, defendant, delinquent, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, miscreant, transgressor, villain
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| definition 2: |
something that is or is presumed to be the fundamental cause or source of a bad thing that has happened.
After some investigation into the engine trouble, the mechanic determined that a broken valve was the culprit.One particular water source was shown to be the culprit in connection with the cholera outbreak. |
| related words: |
convict |
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