culpritnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkʌl.prɪt/us/ˈkʌl.prɪt/someone who has done something wrong:
Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
a fact or situation that is the reason for something bad happening:
Children in this country are getting much too fat, and sugar and sweets are the main culprits.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Criminals - general words
- abet
- accessory
- accomplice
- crook
- delinquent
- felon
- first offender
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- malefactor
- outlaw
- perp
- perpetrator
- probationer
- recidivist
- transgress
- wanted
- wrongdoer
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