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Culprit vs Offender - What's the difference?

culprit | offender |

As nouns the difference between culprit and offender

is that culprit is the person or thing at fault for a problem or crime while offender is one who gives or causes offense.

culprit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
    • I tightened the loose bolt that was the culprit ; it should work now.
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    • , year=2012 , date=June 9 , author=Owen Phillips , title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But the Dutch dominated only to waste numerous efforts, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie the main culprits .}}

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    Related terms

    * culpable * mea culpa

    offender

    English

    Alternative forms

    * offendor (obsolete) * offendour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who gives or causes offense.
  • A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

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    Derived terms

    * juvenile offender * repeat offender

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