abater
- noun
- /əˈbeɪtər/
:
eliminador
- The city hired an abater to reduce the unpleasant odors coming from the waste treatment plant.
Examples
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An abater helps to lessen the noise from the construction site across the street.
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Moreover, environmental regulations do not necessarily diminish the wealth of a nation; rather, they largely transfer wealth from polluters to pollution controllers and abaters and to less polluting firms.
Academic text (1993) -
The cheap abaters can sell their extra permits to other enterprises that find it more expensive to reduce their emissions.
Blog text (16) -
She is considered an abater of local pollution, as she works tirelessly to monitor emissions.
Synonyms
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A person or thing that removes something unwanted, for example pests and water
A person who removes something causing harm or trouble to others
A person or thing that completely removes something unwanted
A person or machine that removes things blocking roads
Something or someone that removes a problem so work can continue
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Etymology
Abater comes from the same idea as abate and breaks into ab- meaning 'away' and an old root meaning 'to beat', like the English word beat. So think of an abater as someone who 'beats down' or takes something 'away', which is why an abater reduces or removes a nuisance or hazard.