culprit
🇺🇸
/ˈkʌlprɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈkʌlprɪt/
noun
R
A person who did something wrong or broke the law.
The police found the culprit who stole the money.
R
The person or thing that caused a problem.
The main culprit for the power outage was the broken cable.
translation
A person who did something wrong or broke the law.; The person or thing that caused a problem.
Word Forms
Plural
culprits