All 6 Uses of
culprit
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
- The culprit must have known it was only a matter of time before I caught him.
p. 235.6 *culprit = person responsible for wrongdoing
- It is likely that the school will be closed unless the culprit behind these attacks is caught.
p. 258.1culprit = person responsible for a wrongdoing
- And if the culprit wasn't caught soon, he was looking at a lifetime back with the Dursleys.
p. 258.8
- The culprit has been taken away —
p. 270.2
- I am hopeful that this dreadful year will end with our catching the culprit.
p. 285.3
- Have you caught the culprit?
p. 335.4
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.