Both Uses of
culprit
in
The Call of the Wild
- As Buck sprang to punish him, the lash of Francois's whip sang through the air, reaching the culprit first; and nothing remained to Buck but to recover the bone.†
Chpt 1 *
- In the days that followed, as Dawson grew closer and closer, Buck still continued to interfere between Spitz and the culprits; but he did it craftily, when Francois was not around, With the covert mutiny of Buck, a general insubordination sprang up and increased.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(culprit) someone responsible for a wrongdoing -- especially a criminal; or something that caused a problem