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Meaning of Culprit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkʌlpɹɪt

Definitions

  1. The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
  2. A prisoner accused but not yet tried.
    UK

Equivalents

العربية المذنب جاني متهم مجرم
Bosanski krivac
Català culpable
Čeština vinice viník
Cymraeg euog
Ελληνικά ένοχος φταίχτης
Esperanto krimulo
Español culpable nocente
Euskara errudun
Français coupable
Gaeilge ciontach
Gàidhlig ciontach coireach
עברית אשם
Hrvatski krivac
Bahasa Indonesia pelaku
Italiano colpevole Reo
日本語 張本 張本人 犯人 犯罪人 罪人
한국어 범인 범죄인 죄인
Kurdî gunahkar mucrim
Latina nocens noxius reus
Македонски виновник кривец
മലയാളം കുറ്റവാളി
Nederlands dader schuldige
Português culpado
Српски krivac
Kiswahili mkosaji
Türkçe hükümlü mücrim sanık suçlu zanlı
Українська винуватий
Tiếng Việt thủ phạm

Examples

“I have tightened the loose bolt that was the culprit; it should work now.”
“Another sits beneath the purple canopy—a lady, but alone. The diadem is on her cold and haughty brow; there is no pity in her stern aspect, and the smile on her lip bodes death. Before her stands the lovely culprit, whose fatal beauty, and still more fatal love, are about to be dearly requited.”
“But the Dutch dominated only to waste numerous efforts, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie the main culprits.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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