All 4 Uses of
culprit
in
Hard Times
- He stopped just as his eminently practical friend, still accompanied by the two young culprits, entered the room.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- I ask myself,' said Mr. Gradgrind, musing, 'does the real culprit know of these accusations?†
Chpt 3.4
- The culprit was moved to a few abject tears by these words and their pathetic tone.†
Chpt 3.7
- Bitzer, still holding the paralysed culprit by the collar, stood in the Ring, blinking at his old patron through the darkness of the twilight.†
Chpt 3.8
Definition:
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(culprit) someone responsible for a wrongdoing -- especially a criminal; or something that caused a problem