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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