culprit
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culprit
- /ˈkʌlpɹɪt/
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman cul. prit, contraction of culpable: prest (d'averrer nostre bille) 'guilty: ready (to prove our case)', words used by prosecutor in opening a trial, mistaken in English for an address to the defendant. See culpable. It may have been influenced by Latin culpa (“blame, fault”).
noun culprits
- The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime. I have tightened the loose bolt that was the culprit; it should work now.
- A prisoner accused but not yet tried.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: perpetrator, guilty, scapegoating, wrongdoer, guilt, blame, offender, criminal, deception, fraudster, interference, conviction, suspect, fault, villain, thief
Translations
Every language
noun person or thing at fault of problem or crime
| Español | culpable, nocente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 범인 beomin |
| 日本語 | 犯人 hannin |
| 中文 | 元凶 yuánxiōng, 肇事者 zhàoshìzhě, 肇因 zhàoyīn |
| Kiswahili | mkosaji |
| Português | culpado |
| Français | coupable |
| Deutsch | Beschuldigter, Missetäter, Schuldiger, Täter, Übeltäter, Beklagter |
| Italiano | colpevole, reo |
| Ελληνικά | ένοχος énochos, φταίχτης ftaíchtis |
| Русский | вино́вник vinóvnik, обвиня́емый obvinjájemyj, подсуди́мый podsudímyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thủ phạm |
| العربية | مُجْرِم mujrim, جَانِي jānī |
| עברית | אשם ashém |
noun person accused but not yet tried
| Русский | подозреваемый podozrevajemyj, подследственный podsledstvennyj |
|---|---|
| العربية | مُتَّهَم muttaham |
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title = {culprit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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