CULPRIT

perpetrator, culprit

(noun) someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

culprit (plural culprits)

The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.

(UK, law) A prisoner accused but not yet tried.

Synonyms

• See also criminal

Source: Wiktionary


Cul"prit (kl"prt), n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted for culpate, fr. Law Latin culpatus the accused, p. p. of L. culpare to blame. See Culpable.]

1. One accused of, or ar An author is in the condition of a culprit; the public are his judges. Prior.

2. One quilty of a fault; a criminal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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