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Definitions for Culprit
[1] a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
[2] a person arraigned for an offense.
[3] law a person awaiting trial, esp one who has pleaded not guilty
[4] the person responsible for a particular offence, misdeed, etc
Words related to Culprit
miscreant, offender, fugitive, felon, wrongdoer, criminal, malefactor, delinquent, evildoer, rascal, convict, con, jailbird, transgressor, yardbird, sinner
Words nearby Culprit
culpa, culpability, culpable, culpable homicide, culpeper, culprit, cult, cult of personality, cultch, cultellus, cultic
Origin of Culprit
1670–80; 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
Word origin for Culprit
C17: from Anglo-French cul-, short for culpable guilty + prit ready, indicating that the prosecution was ready to prove the guilt of the one charged
Synonyms for Culprit
criminal, felon, fugitive, miscreant, offender, wrongdoer, con, convict, delinquent, evildoer, jailbird, malefactor, rascal, sinner, transgressor, yardbird, ex-con, guilty party