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Azzziul Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Culprit
Please, in the UK, is it common to use the word “culprit” in the sentences below or should it be replaced by “murderer”?
1) She was trying to identify the culprit among the characters of the story.
2) The police investigation is trying to identify the culprit.
3) “We will do whatever we can to find the culprit as soon as possible”, said the policeman.
Thank you.
Top answer
We don't often use culprit to mean murderer . You can replace it in your sentences with perpetrator/guilty party/offender/person responsible.
- We don't often use culprit to mean murderer .
- You can replace it in your sentences with perpetrator/guilty party/offender/person responsible.
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We don't often use culprit to mean murderer.
You can replace it in your sentences with perpetrator/guilty party/offender/person responsible.
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