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- Unable to find the culprit, he stormed out.†
p. 64.3culprit = person responsible for a wrongdoing
- Often, the culprit was the planes.†
p. 70.7
- He told them the culprits were a submarine crew, stopping over on the island, who had learned Americans were being held there.†
p. 142.7 *culprits = people responsible for a wrongdoing -- especially criminals
- When the Japanese caught thieves, POW officers suggested that the culprits be transferred to worksites where there was nothing stealable.†
p. 181.2
- The culprits confessed, but the foreman, suspecting more men were involved, told the Bird anyway.†
p. 208.9
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) More rarely culprit can reference anything identified as the cause of a problem -- such as a defective part that broke a machine.