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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cul•prit /ˈkʌlprɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person guilty of an offense or fault, or one accused:led in the culprits to stand before the judge.
- Lawa thing responsible for some bad effect:The doctors found the culprit: the tick responsible for Lyme disease.
See -culp-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cul•prit (kul′prit),USA pronunciation n. - a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
- Lawa person arraigned for an offense.
- 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. See culpable, presto 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: culprit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ n - a person awaiting trial, esp one who has pleaded not guilty
- the person responsible for a particular offence, misdeed, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Anglo-French cul-, short for culpable guilty + prit ready, indicating that the prosecution was ready to prove the guilt of the one charged |