CULPRIT


Meaning of CULPRIT in English

(~s)

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 ~.

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

= offender

N-COUNT: usu the N

2.

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

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

N-COUNT

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