German word

Verursacher

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈuːɐ̯zaxɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounperson responsible

Example

Der Verursacher des Unfalls wurde verurteilt.

The person responsible for the accident was convicted.

Illustration for Verursacher (person responsible)

More examples

Man identifizierte den Verursacher der Störung.

They identified the person responsible for the disruption.

Core concept

A person stands at the point where an unwanted result begins, whether by intent or by accident.

Common phrases

  • Verursacher des Unfalls

    person responsible for the accident

  • als Verursacher

    as the person responsible

Similar words

Täter: A person who carried out a crime or other unlawful act.
Urheber: A person or group that created or initiated an event, work, or idea.
Verantwortlicher: A person who bears responsibility for an event, duty, or outcome.
Veranlasser: A person who induces others to act and sets an event in motion.

Definition in German

Jemand, der eine negative Folge absichtlich oder unabsichtlich herbeigeführt hat.

Word origin

Verursacher is the agent noun formed from verursachen with the suffix -er, while verursachen is built from Ursache with the prefix ver-.

Usage tips

  • Verursacher identifies responsibility but does not by itself prove deliberate action or legal guilt, so context determines the exact implication.

Other meanings

  • originatornoun
  • culpritnoun

Opposites

  • Opfervictimnoun
  • Geschädigterinjured partynoun

Related words

  • verursachencauseverb
  • Verursacherinfemale perpetratornoun
  • verursachendcausingadjective

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