principal vs offender

offender vs principal

principal and offender both are nouns.

principal is an adjective but offender is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
principal	Yes	Yes	No	No
offender	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, offender is a hypernym of principal; that is, offender is a word with a broader meaning than principal:

principal: (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
offender: a person who transgresses moral or civil law

Other hypernyms of principal include wrongdoer.

principal (noun)	offender (noun)
the educator who has executive authority for a school	a person who transgresses moral or civil law
an actor who plays a principal role
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

principal (adjective)	offender (adjective)
most important element

Difference between principal and offender

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