culprit
/ˈkʌlprɪt/noun
उच्चारण कल्प्रिट
दोषी, अपराधी
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[C]
a person who has done something wrong or against the law
दोषी, अपराधी
- The police caught the culprit within hours.
- The principal tried to find the culprit who broke the window.
- The culprit confessed as soon as the teacher asked.
+ 2 more examples
- Nobody knew who the culprit was until the CCTV was checked.
- The culprit was fined and warned not to repeat the offence.
Synonyms offender wrongdoer criminal guilty party perpetrator
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[C]
a person or thing responsible for causing a problem
(समस्या का) कारण, ज़िम्मेदार
- Plastic is the main culprit in blocked drains.
- Careless drivers are the real culprit behind most of the accidents on this stretch of road.
- Too much sugar is often the culprit behind weight gain.
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- The main culprit for the delay was heavy rain.
- A faulty wire was the culprit in the power failure.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
the culprit (of / behind) sth
Use the culprit for the person who did wrong, and behind to show the thing they did.
गलत करने वाले के लिए 'the culprit' आता है, और किए गए कार्य के लिए 'behind' प्रयोग होता है।
- The police are searching for the culprit behind the theft.
- The culprit was caught on camera.
culprit = cause (thing)
A culprit can also be a thing responsible for a problem, such as a faulty switch.
'Culprit' किसी समस्या के लिए ज़िम्मेदार वस्तु भी हो सकती है, जैसे ख़राब स्विच।
- Poor sleep is often the culprit when students feel dull.
find / catch / identify the culprit
The natural verbs with culprit are find, catch, identify and punish.
'Culprit' के साथ स्वाभाविक verbs 'find', 'catch', 'identify' और 'punish' हैं।
- The principal found the culprit within an hour.
culprit (not for a victim)
Culprit is used for the guilty person only; the harmed person is the victim.
'Culprit' केवल दोषी व्यक्ति के लिए आता है; जिसे हानि हुई वह 'victim' है।
- The culprit paid the fine, and the victim got his money back.
to catch the culprit red-handed
Catch red-handed means to find someone in the very act of doing wrong.
'Catch red-handed' का अर्थ किसी को गलत काम करते हुए ठीक उसी समय पकड़ लेना है।
- The guard caught the culprit red-handed with the stolen books.
+Collocations 5
adjective + culprit
realmainlikelyobviouschief
- The real culprit escaped through the back door.
verb + culprit
findcatchnamepunishhunt for
- The school committee will punish the culprit.
culprit + verb
confessescaperun awayplead guilty
- The culprit confessed before the principal.
culprit + noun
of the crimebehind the theftof the fireof the delay
- A short circuit was the culprit of the fire.
culprit + of
of the accidentof the leakof the problemof the failure
- Rust was the culprit of the leak.
“More examples 6
- The watchman saw the culprit climbing the wall.
चौकीदार ने अपराधी को दीवार पर चढ़ते देखा।
- The culprit turned out to be the class monitor's brother.
दोषी कक्षा-मॉनिटर का भाई निकला।
- Heavy traffic was the main culprit behind the delay.
देरी के पीछे भारी यातायात मुख्य कारण था।
- The police handed the culprit over to the court.
पुलिस ने दोषी को अदालत के हवाले कर दिया।
- Radhika soon found the culprit who had spilt ink on her notes.
राधिका ने जल्दी ही उस दोषी को ढूँढ लिया जिसने उसके नोट्स पर स्याही गिराई थी।
- Nobody admitted being the culprit, so the whole class stayed back.
किसी ने भी दोषी होना स्वीकार नहीं किया, इसलिए पूरी कक्षा को रुकना पड़ा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The culprits was sent to jail.
✓ The culprits were sent to jail.
The plural culprits needs the plural verb were.
Plural 'culprits' के साथ plural verb 'were' आती है।
✗ The culprit was punished by teacher.
✓ The culprit was punished by the teacher.
A particular teacher needs the article the.
किसी विशेष शिक्षक के लिए article 'the' चाहिए।
✗ The police are in search of culprit.
✓ The police are in search of the culprit.
A particular culprit needs the article the.
किसी विशेष अपराधी के लिए article 'the' चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
cul·prit
With -prit (not 'culpret').
अंत में -prit ('culpret' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective culpable means deserving blame.
Adjective culpable का अर्थ 'दोष के योग्य' है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who commits a crime is a culprit, offender or perpetrator; a person who helps another commit a crime an accomplice or abettor; a person who has committed a crime for the first time a first offender; one who repeats crimes a recidivist or habitual offender.
अपराध करने वाला culprit, offender या perpetrator; अपराध में मदद करने वाला accomplice या abettor; पहली बार अपराध करने वाला first offender; बार-बार अपराध करने वाला recidivist या habitual offender।