Culprit and Thief

Culprit

Culprit noun - A person who has committed a crime.

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Thief and culprit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thief" instead a noun "Culprit".

Thief noun - One who steals.

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Culprit and thief are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Culprit" instead a noun "Thief".

Nearby Words: thieving, thievery

human	human culprit	human thief
female	female culprit	female thief
best	best culprit	best thief
common	common culprit	common thief
Other adjectives: certain, original, true, smart, actual, real, chief, former, unknown, titular.

Synopsis: When Applejack discovers that a thief has been stealing her prized apples, she looks for help in capturing the culprit.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic General 1 To H
One of the leaders of the club was the culprit, since said rabid fan stole his younger brother's prized memorabilia and caused the poor little boy to get hit by a truck while pursuing the thief.

Source: Fatal Method Acting
Turns out Dave does sleepwalk, but he's not the culprit; the real food thief is the guy secretly living in their attic.

Source: Sleepwalking

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