Culprit (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police were still searching for the culprit who had stolen the valuable painting from the museum.
- After a thorough investigation, the company discovered that the culprit behind the embezzlement scheme was a high-ranking executive.
- The detective was determined to catch the culprit who had been leaving threatening messages on the victim's phone.
- The school administration was shocked to learn that the culprit behind the prank was a normally well-behaved student.
- The authorities were working to identify the culprit who had hacked into the government's database and stolen sensitive information.