CULPRIT


Meaning of CULPRIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kʌlprɪt ]

( culprits)

1.

When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit .

All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified.

= offender

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2.

When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit .

About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food.

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