defiler
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- noun
- /dɪˈfaɪlər/
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contaminador
- Environmental groups labeled him a defiler after he ignored regulations meant to protect the forest.
Examples
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We must stop the defilers of our planet by advocating for cleaner practices.
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Photo (black & white): Defenders or defilers?
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He was a ghoul, a necromaniac, a defiler of the dead, but he had not yet turned his sickness on a living victim.
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The factory was fined for being a notorious defiler of the local river.
Synonyms
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A person or organization that makes air, water and soil dirty
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A person or thing that destroys something
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A person or thing that causes a lot of damage to something
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A person who destroys things or causes a lot of damage
A person who harms the environment on purpose and causes climate change
A person or thing that destroys and leaves a place empty
Someone or something that causes great damage
Antonyms
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Etymology
The word defiler comes from the verb defile, which means 'to make dirty' or 'to spoil', and the ending -er meaning 'someone who does it'. So a defiler is a person or group that harms nature by making a place dirty or damaged.