cul. prit
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cul|prit — «KUHL priht», noun. 1. a person guilty of a fault or crime; offender: »The person who broke the window is the culprit; he should pay for it. 2. a prisoner in court accused of a crime. ╂[apparently < Anglo French cul. prit, earlier cul. prist;… … Useful english dictionary
cul·prit — /ˈkʌlprət/ noun, pl prits [count] : a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong The police eventually located the culprits. often used figuratively Lack of exercise and poor diet are the chief/main/real culprits in heart disease … Useful english dictionary
cul — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; an·a·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·al; api·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·ist;… … English syllables
prit — es·prit; cul·prit; … English syllables
culprit — cul·prit … English syllables
culprit — cul|prit [ˈkʌlprıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Anglo French; Origin: cul (from culpable guilty ) + prit ready (to prove it) ] 1.) the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong →↑victim ▪ Police finally managed to catch the culprit. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
culprit — cul•prit [[t]ˈkʌl prɪt[/t]] n. 1) a person guilty of an offense or fault 2) law a person accused of or arraigned for an offense • Etymology: 1670–80; traditionally explained as cul (repr. L culpābilis guilty) +prit (repr. AF prest ready), marking … From formal English to slang
culprit — cul|prit [ kʌlprıt ] noun count 1. ) someone who is responsible for doing something bad or illegal: Police have so far failed to find the culprits. 2. ) the cause of something bad happening: The workload is bigger than ever, and technology seems… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
culprit — (n.) 1670s, from Anglo Fr. cul prit, contraction of Culpable: prest (d averrer nostre bille) guilty, ready (to prove our case), words used by prosecutor in opening a trial. It seems the abbreviation cul. prit was mistaken in English for an… … Etymology dictionary
culprit — [kul′prit] n. [< Anglo Fr cul. prit, contr. for phr. culpable, prit (a averer nostre bille), lit., guilty, ready (to prove our case): words used by prosecutor in opening case < culpable (see CULPABLE) + prit, for OFr prest < LL praestus … English World dictionary
