Culprit
Spider
Spider noun - Predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey.
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Synonyms for Spider
Culprit and spider are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Culprit" instead a noun "Spider".
Nearby Words: spidery, spidering, spidered
Both words in one sentence
- Spider-Man follows him and discovers him to be his friend Harry Osborn, complete with Goblin costume and injured leg; while Spidey's suspected culprit, Harry's father Norman, seemed just fine.
Source: Revealing Injury -
Unfortunately, the newly-christened Doctor Octopus assumes Spider-Man is the culprit.
Source: He Knows Too Much -
In the story as presented (always from Spider-Man's point-of-view), he does not find the culprit's identity until the start of the final stage.
Source: Spoiler Title
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