Vocabulary

culprit

犯(はん)人(にん)

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct.

罪(つみ)を犯(おか)した人(ひと)や不正(ふせい)行為(こうい)を行(おこな)った人(ひと)。

Examples

  1. The police identified the culprit behind the theft.
  2. Finding the culprit is essential for justice.

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