Antonyms for culprit
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhl-prit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌl prɪt |
Definition of culprit
Origin :- 1670s, from Anglo-French cul prit, contraction of Culpable: prest (d'averrer nostre bille) "guilty, ready (to prove our case)," words used by prosecutor in opening a trial. It seems the abbreviation cul. prit was mistaken in English for an address to the defendant.
- noun person responsible for wrongdoing
- There was a refreshing novelty in this case, where one of themselves was the culprit.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I passed through the gossiping crowd with bread and water for my culprit.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- She looked like a culprit whom direst vengeance had overtaken at last.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- No culprit was ever required to bear witness against himself!
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- The misunderstanding was an unfortunate affair for the culprit.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- No one else had done it, and therefore Louisiana, who had quit the country, must have been the culprit.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- The authorities were never able to lay hands on the culprit.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- The crime was even secondary to the personality of the culprit with them.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- So Beorn was not the culprit, nor was his phantom-self from the Klondike.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- The matter of discovering and punishing the culprit devolved on Lambert alone.
- Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
Synonyms for culprit
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