B1nouncrimelaw
US/ˈsʌs.pekt/
UK/ˈsʌs.pekt/
someone who the police think may have committed a crime
In context
Police have arrested a suspect in the robbery.
The main suspect was seen near the bank that night.
Two suspects are being questioned at the police station.
Words that go with suspect
adjective + noun
- main suspectHer ex-husband is the main suspect.
noun + noun
- murder suspectThe murder suspect escaped from prison.
verb + noun
- arrest a suspectPolice arrested a suspect last night.
- question a suspectDetectives questioned the suspect for hours.
noun + preposition
- suspect inHe is a suspect in the case.