CULPRIT


Meaning of CULPRIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkəl-prət, -ˌprit ]

noun

Etymology: Anglo-French cul. (abbreviation of culpable guilty) + prest, prit ready (i.e., to prove it), from Latin praestus — more at presto

Date: 1678

1. : one accused of or charged with a crime

2. : one guilty of a crime or a fault

3. : the source or cause of a problem

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.