Both Uses of
culprit
in
David Copperfield
- An unhappy culprit, found guilty of imperfect exercise, approaches at his command.†
Chpt 7-9 *culprit = person responsible for a wrongdoing
- The culprit falters excuses, and professes a determination to do better tomorrow.†
Chpt 7-9
Definitions:
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(1)
(culprit) someone responsible for a wrongdoing -- especially a criminal; or something that caused a problem
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely culprit can reference anything identified as the cause of a problem -- such as a defective part that broke a machine.