corruptor
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7.3
- noun
- /kəˈrʌptər/
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corruptor
- A corruptor of youth!
Examples
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I also agree with Thomas Jefferson that Paul was the first of these false prophets: "Of this band of dupes and impostors, Paul was the great Coryphaeus and first corruptor of the doctrines of Jesus."
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"You corruptor of justice, and innocence, and youth,
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But that is usually the fault of the "Corruptors."
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Fourth: The true reason for the deficit and the high debt is the gang of corruptors who have taken everything.
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Halloween is a terrible corruptor of children, as is Santa Claus (the similarity between the names "Santa" and "Satan" is no coincidence).
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The corruptor of standards in the company led many employees to act unethically.
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The novel portrays a corruptor who manipulates vulnerable individuals to achieve his own ends.
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In the story, the corruptor is revealed to have influenced the community's values for his selfish gain.
Synonyms
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7.0
Someone who makes other people act dishonestly or immorally
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6.9
A person who tries to make others do wrong things
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5.3
A person whose bad actions harm others in a group
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9.9
A person who leads others into bad behaviour by encouraging too much sex and partying
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9.9
A person who gets someone to do something illegal, often by paying them
A person who makes something worse or less valuable
A harmful effect that slowly damages people or groups
How Corrupting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Corruptor comes from the Latin corrumpere, which means 'to spoil' or 'to break'. It shares the same root as rupture and interrupt, both about 'breaking', so a corruptor is someone who 'breaks' people's morals or makes them dishonest.